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bongo
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bon·go 1  (bngg, 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
Noun1.bongobongo - a small drum; played with the hands
drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
2.bongobongo - large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
antelope - 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
Translations
bongo [ˈbɒŋgəʊ] N (also bongo drum) → bongó m
bongo [ˈbɒŋgəʊ] nbongo m
bongo
nBongo nt or f
bongo [ˈbɒŋgəʊ] nbongos mpl
bongo [ˈbɒŋgəʊ] nbongos mpl


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