porongo
[poˈɾõŋgo]
The verdict
“porongo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vasija de barro o cerámica para almacenar agua o fermentar chicha.
Corpus desk
Index ES-porongo · porongo · Spanish
porongo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | porongo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈɾõŋgo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “porongo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
porongo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈɾõŋgo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for porongo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is porongo, spelled P-O-R-O-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1Vasija de barro o cerámica para almacenar agua o fermentar chicha.
- 2(Lagenaria siceraria) Planta de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, herbácea anual de hojas grandes y frutos pálidos, de siete a noventa centímetros de largo, que se usan como recipientes y que, tiernos, pueden comerse como zapallitos. Es nativa de la India y se cultiva en casi todos los países sudameicanos.
- 3Fruto de algunas cucurbitáceas, en especial la calabaza vinatera (Lagenaria siceraria), usado como recipiente para contener líquidos por sus paredes leñosas e impermeables, y como receptáculo para la preparación del mate.
- 4Por extensión, cualquier recipiente de cocina de boca ancha, como un bol o ensaladera.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how porongo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se alisó los cabellos lacios y castaños de su cabezota redonda, rezumosa de sudor como porongo de greda mal curado.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.