tsonggo

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • chonggo

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish chongo, from Mexican Spanish chongo / chango, from Nahuatl congo.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: tsong‧go
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoŋɡo/, [ˈt͡ʃoŋ.ɡo]

Noun

tsonggo

  1. monkey
    Synonyms: unggoy, matsing

References
  1. Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia; Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 55
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