bongo
To play the bongo drumsTo play the bongo drums.
» Tom is a good bongo player.
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3 senses(intransitive)To play the bongo drums.
(intransitive)Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
(transitive)To hit something rhythmically 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.
Origin
From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.
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Forms
bongos, bongoing, bongoed, bongoedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See 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.