# pongo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #78,035

## Definitions
1. A soldier.
2. A canyon or gorge in South America, especially one cutting through a ridge or mountain range.
3. A lazy, good-for-nothing person.
4. Any large ape.

## Etymology
From Kongo mpongo (“gorilla”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pongo