pingue-pongue

Portuguese

pingue-pongue

Alternative forms

• ping-pong

Etymology

From English ping pong.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpĩ.ɡiˈpõ.ɡi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpĩ.ɡiˈpõ.ɡi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpĩ.ɡeˈpõ.ɡe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpĩ.ɡɨˈpõ.ɡɨ/

• Hyphenation: pin‧gue-‧pon‧gue

Noun

pingue-pongue m (uncountable)

1. ping pong, table tennis

   Synonym: ténis de mesa

Further reading

• “pingue-pongue” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.