mongeese

English

Etymology

Through folk-etymological association with geese, being the plural of goose.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑŋɡis/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒŋɡiːs/
• Hyphenation: mon‧geese

Noun

mongeese

1. (nonstandard) plural of mongoose. The standard plural is mongooses.
   • 1931, Hazel Ballance Eadie, Lagooned in the Virgin Islands, G. Routledge & Sons, ltd., page 43:

     These mongeese were soon in demand all through the islands as rat-catchers.

   • 2005, Michael A. Herr, The Kaua'i Obake Bar: A Primo's Talk Story Book, PublishAmerica, Incorporated, →ISBN, page 117:

     Not birds, you lamebrain, dey stole mongeese. Little animals from over in India, day kill da snakes, da cobras dere.