pingue-pongue
Portuguese, noun/ˌpĩ.ɡiˈpõ.ɡi/
pingue-pongue is spelled P-I-N-G-U-E-P-O-N-G-U-E (12 letters). Pingue-pongue is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ping pong, table tennis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “tênis de mesa”.
What does pingue-pongue mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineping pong, table tennis
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. tênis de mesa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pingue-pongue
- ping-pong alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pingue-pongue?
- Brazil /ˌpĩ.ɡiˈpõ.ɡi/
- Portugal /ˌpĩ.ɡɨˈpõ.ɡɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.