King Kong

See also: kingkong

English

Etymology

See King Kong § Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

King Kong

1. A fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies.

   Synonym: Kong

2. (poker slang) A king (playing card).
3. (poker slang) Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Translations

a fictional giant ape

• Arabic: كِينْغ كُونْغ m (king kong), كِينْغ كُونْغ m (kīnḡ kūnḡ)
• Armenian: Կինգ Կոնգ (King Kong)
• Belarusian: Кінг-Ко́нг m (Kinh-Kónh)
• Bulgarian: Кинг Ко́нг m (King Kóng)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金剛 / 金刚 (zh) (Jīngāng)

• Georgian: კინგ კონგი (ḳing ḳongi)
• Greek: Κινγκ Κονγκ m (Kingk Kongk)
• Italian: King Kong m
• Japanese: キングコング (Kingukongu)
• Korean: 킹콩 (Kingkong)
• Persian: کینگ کونگ (king kong)
• Polish: King Kong (pl) m
• Portuguese: King Kong (pt) m
• Russian: Кинг-Ко́нг m (King-Kóng)
• Thai: คิงคอง (king-kong)
• Ukrainian: Кінґ-Ко́нґ m (King-Kóng), Кінг-Ко́нг m (Kinh-Kónh)

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

Polish

King Kong

Etymology

Borrowed from English King Kong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋk ˈkɔŋk/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: King Kong

Proper noun

King Kong m animal

1. King Kong (fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies)

Declension

Declension of King Kong

	singular
nominative	King Kong
genitive	King Konga
dative	King Kongowi
accusative	King Konga
instrumental	King Kongiem
locative	King Kongu
vocative	King Kongu

Further reading

• King Kong in Polish dictionaries at PWN