Standard Lemma guide

mongo

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Philippines: /ˈmoŋ.ɡo/

1

name

Meaning 1

A Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Still-usable things salvaged (by sanmen) from garbage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-York-City, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A manner of pushing oneself on a skateboard with one's front foot as opposed to one's back foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skateboarding, sports

Examples

  • push mongo

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of mongoloid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A mung bean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mongo bean, green mongo

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Acronym of my own NGO.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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7

noun

Meaning 7

100 mongo equal 1 tugrik in Mongolia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Mongolian monetary unit

History

Etymology

Unknown

Borrowed from Spanish mongo . Compare Tagalog munggo. Doublet of mung.