bon·go 1 (b ng g , bông-)n. pl. bon·gos A large, forest-dwelling antelope (Boocercus eurycerus) of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spirally twisted horns. [Probably of Bantu origin; akin to Lingala mongu, antelope.] |
| bon·go 2 (bngg, bông-) n. pl. bon·gos or bon·goes One of a pair of connected tuned drums that are played by beating with the hands. [American Spanish bongó, probably of West African origin.] |
Bongo [ˈbɒŋgəʊ]
n
(Biographies / Bongo, Omar (1935 M, Gabonese, POLITICS: head of state) Omar. original name Albert Bernard Bongo. born 1935, Gabonese statesman; president of Gabon from 1967
bongo1
n pl -go, -gos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a rare spiral-horned antelope, Boocercus (or Taurotragus) eurycerus, inhabiting forests of central Africa. The coat is bright red-brown with narrow cream stripes
[of African origin]
bongo2
n pl -gos, -goes
(Music / Instruments) a small bucket-shaped drum, usually one of a pair, played by beating with the fingers
[American Spanish, probably of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bongo - a small drum; played with the handsdrum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end |
| 2. |  bongo - large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral hornsantelope - graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks genus Strepsiceros, genus Tragelaphus, Strepsiceros, Tragelaphus - African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks |
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