pongo

/ ˈpɒŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla

2. slang,  military a soldier or marine

Word History and Origins

Origin of pongo¹

C17: from Kongo mpongo

Example Sentences

One of the few people who can help is Rubén Pongo.

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That is after he scored 10 goals in the opening five games, the best start to an English top-flight season since Aston Villa's Pongo Waring in 1930.

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The flaming-orange-haired primates are the only great ape native to Asia, and the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, has long represented the soul of Gunung Palung while playing a crucial role in the health of its forests.

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A relative of today’s orangutan, Pongo weidenreichi, lived through whatever changes had doomed Gigantopithecus.

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Prior to 700,000 years ago, Gigantopithecus and Pongo weidenreichi lived in forests with overhead canopies where they ate leaves, fruits, and flowers, with delectable vegetation available much of the year round.

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