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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
bongo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Spanish bongo.
Meanings
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A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Forms
Translations (15)
pt bongo (mammal) · es bongo (mammal) · fi bongo (mammal) · de Bongo (mammal) · nl bongo (mammal) · ru бо́нго (mammal) · mr बोंगो (mammal) · cmn 紫羚 (mammal) · it bongo (mammal) · fr bongo (mammal) · mr बाँगो (mammal) · gl bongo (mammal) · ki ndongoro (mammal) · ga bongó (mammal) · ja ボンゴ (mammal)
bongo en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.
Meanings
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Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.
1984, Dire Straits (band), Money for Nothing (song)
Forms
Deriveds
bongoist · Obongo · bongo flava · bongo party
Synonyms
bongo drum
Translations (20)
fi bongorumpu (drum) · ja ボンゴ (drum) · pt bongô (drum) · et bongo (drum) · cmn 邦哥鼓 (drum) · mi pahū tamarua (drum) · ru бонго́ (drum) · nb bongotromme (drum) · mr बाँगो (drum) · gl bongó (drum) · ga druma bongó (drum) · es bongó (drum) · nn bongotromme (drum) · ga bongó (drum) · nn bongo (drum) · ca bongo (drum) · fi bongo (drum) · fr bongo (drum) · is bongótromma (drum) · nb bongo (drum)
bongo en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ (UK)
- /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To play the bongo drums.
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(intransitive) Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
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(transitive) To hit something rhythmically with the hands.
Forms
Relateds
bingo bango bongo · Bongo Bongo Land · bongo mag