pongo
Britishnoun
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an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla
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slang military a soldier or marine
Etymology
Origin of pongo
C17: from Kongo mpongo
Example Sentences
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One of the few people who can help is Rubén Pongo.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025
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.
From National Geographic • Jan. 10, 2024
That finding made the extinction of G. blacki all the more puzzling, because it shared the region with an orangutan species, Pongo weidenreichi, whose relatives survive in Southeast Asia.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2024
Orangutans, our distant primate cousins, are fascinating great apes that belong to the Pongo genus.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023
Don’t double the I. When the rain began, Pongo insisted that the Drones’ outing be canceled.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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