bongo
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerusA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
» Tom is a good bongo player.
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2 sensesA striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Bongo
бо́нгоbóngo
Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
бонго́bongó
a small drum; played with the hands
Examples
12 sentencesTom is a good bongo player.
I've been playing the bongos a lot.
I don't know how to play the bongos.
Tom was sitting on the floor playing his bongos.
Tom is sitting on the floor playing his bongos.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Spanish bongo. From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably EkeFrom Spanish bongo.
From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.
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Forms
plural: bongos / bongoesSynonyms
3 synonyms- large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns:Tragelaphus eurycerusBoocercus eurycerus
- a small drum; played with the hands:bongo drum
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.