A pongo is a word used in the Peruvian Spanish dialect for 'canyon'. It is derived from either Quechua puncu and the Aymara ponco, meaning 'door' or 'gate.'[1]

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Notes

  1. Church 1911, pp. 786 fn 2.
  2. Church 1911, pp. 786–787.
  3. Church 1911, p. 786.

References

  • Church, George Earl (1911). "Amazon" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 786–789.


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