pingue-pongue

Portuguese

pingue-pongue

Alternative forms

ping-pong

Etymology

From English ping pong.

Pronunciation

(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)

ping pong, table tennis
Synonym: ténis de mesa

Further reading

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

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