PONGO Meaning of PONGO in English 1. n. (pl. -os) 1. an orang-utan. 2 Naut. sl. a soldier. Etymology: Congolese mpongo, orig. of African apes 2. n. (pl. -os) Austral. & NZ sl. offens. an Englishman. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012