Mongeese
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈmÉ’Å‹É¡iËs/
- US IPA: /ˈmɑŋɡis/
Origin
Under the influence of geese being the plural of goose, though mongoose and goose are not etymologically related.
Noun
plural
- (nonstandard) Plural of mongoose. The standard plural is mongooses.
- 1931, Hazel Ballance Eadie, Lagooned in the Virgin Islands, G. Routledge & Sons, ltd., page 43,These mongeese were soon in demand all through the islands as rat-catchers.
- 2005, Michael A. Herr, The Kaua'i Obake Bar: A Primo's Talk Story Book, PublishAmerica, Incorporated, ISBN 1413761054, page 117,Not birds, you lamebrain, dey stole mongeese. Little animals from over in India, day kill da snakes, da cobras dere.