pongo

/ (ˈpɒŋɡəʊ) /

an anthropoid ape, esp an orang-utan or (formerly) a gorilla

military slang a soldier or marine

Word Origin for pongo

C17: from Kongo mpongo

He would not have taken Pongo as a gift, to oblige a dying friend.

Indiscretions of Archie |P. G. Wodehouse
I waited a moment, and I heard the well-known voice of "Pongo" Simpson.

Mud and Khaki |Vernon Bartlett
We can't very well fix a trap out in the forest, because Pongo ain't liable to be hungry right away.

The Blind Lion of the Congo |Elliott Whitney
Once the Pongo people owned all this land and only had their sacred places beyond the water.

Allan and the Holy Flower |H. Rider Haggard

There is Mr Pongo, said the person who had conducted me to the room.

My First Cruise |W.H.G. Kingston