King Kong

See also: kingkong

English

Etymology

See King Kong § Etymology on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)

Proper noun

King Kong

A fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies.
Synonym: Kong
(poker slang) A king (playing card).
(poker slang) Two kings as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.

Translations

a fictional giant ape

Arabic: كِينْغ كُونْغ m (king kong), كِينْغ كُونْغ m (kīnḡ kūnḡ)
Armenian: Կինգ Կոնգ (King Kong)
Belarusian: Кінг-Ко́нг m (Kinh-Kónh)
Bulgarian: Кинг Ко́нг m (King Kóng)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 金剛 / 金刚 (zh) (Jīngāng)
Georgian: კინგ კონგი (ḳing ḳongi)
German: King Kong (de) m
Greek: Κινγκ Κονγκ m (Kingk Kongk)
Italian: King Kong m
Japanese: キングコング (Kingukongu)
Korean: 킹콩 (Kingkong)
Persian: کینگ کونگ (king kong)
Polish: King Kong (pl) m
Portuguese: King Kong (pt) m
Russian: Кинг-Ко́нг m (King-Kóng)
Thai: คิงคอง (king-kong)
Ukrainian: Кінґ-Ко́нґ m (King-Kóng), Кінг-Ко́нг m (Kinh-Kónh)

References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English King Kong.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋk ˈkɔŋk/
Audio: (file)
Syllabification: King Kong

Proper noun

King Kong m animal

King Kong (fictional giant ape, the eponymous star of several movies)

Declension

Declension of King Kong

	singular
nominative	King Kong
genitive	King Konga
dative	King Kongowi
accusative	King Konga
instrumental	King Kongiem
locative	King Kongu
vocative	King Kongu

Further reading

King Kong in Polish dictionaries at PWN