PONGO

n.A name of the orang outang. The name pongo was applied by Buffon to a large species of orang outang, which is now ascertained to have been an imaginary animal. It is applied by Cuvier to the largest species of ape known, which inhabits Borneo, and resembles the true orang outang in its general form and erect position, but has the cheek pouches and lengthened muzzle of the baboon. It has also been applied [Ed. Encyc.] to the Simia troglodytes or chimpanzee of Curvier, a native of W. Africa.

PONGO

PONGO Pon "go, n. (Zoöl.)

pongo

pongo |ˈpɒŋgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. pongos ) Brit. military slang a soldier (used especially by members of the Royal Navy or RAF ). ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a large African ape ): from Congolese mpongo. The slang sense dates from the early 20th cent.

pongo

pongo |ˈpɒŋgəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. pongos ) Brit. military slang a soldier (used especially by members of the Royal Navy or RAF ). ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a large African ape ): from Congolese mpongo. The slang sense dates from the early 20th cent.

pongo

pongo nombre masculino 1 ASur Indígena que sirve en una finca a cambio del permiso del propietario para sembrar una porción de tierra .2 Ecuad, Perú Paso angosto y peligroso de un río .