pingo
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pingo¹
- /ˈpɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈpɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəʊ
Where it comes from
From Greenlandic pingu or Inuktitut pingu (“hummock, small hill”).
noun pingoes · pingos
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A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.
The greatest variation in cover thickness, as determined from collapsed pingos, is in irregularly shaped pingos, or those with asymmetrically located ice-cores.
Similar: hydrolaccolith
pingo²
- /ˈpɪŋ.ɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈpɪŋ.ɡoʊ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡəʊ
Where it comes from
Apparently from Sinhalese [Term?] (?), but the word has not yet been identified.
noun pingoes · pingos
-
A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
This done, he [an elephant] took up the pingo and moved away from the spot; but at the distance of about a fathom or two, laid it down again, and ripping open one of the bundles, took out of it all the contents, somans [footnote: Woman's robe], cambāyas [footnote: The figured cloth worn by men], han
Similar: carrying pole, milkmaid's yoke, shoulder pole
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A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, equal to around 25 kilograms (55 lbs).
Upon reaching this quantity, the tribute decreased one pingo annually until the number was reduced to five.
Similar: picul
Translations
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noun conical mound of earth with an ice core
| 한국어 | 핑고 pinggo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पिंगो piṅgo |
| Français | pingo |
| Deutsch | Pingo |
| Русский | бугры пучения bugry pučenija |
Talk about this word "pingo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pingo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pingo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pingo "pingo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pingo.Cite this
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title = {pingo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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