pongo

See also: Pongo and Pongó

English

Etymology

From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

Noun

pongo (plural pongos or pongoes)

1. (British, military slang) A soldier.
2. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. (British, slang) A lazy, good-for-nothing person.(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
4. (archaic) Any large ape.