bongo

/ˈbɑŋgoʊ/
/ˈbɒŋgəʊ/
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Other forms: bongos; bongoes

Definitions of bongo
  1. noun
    a small drum; played with the hands
    synonyms: bongo drum
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    type of:
    drum, membranophone, tympan
    a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
  2. noun
    large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
    synonyms: Boocercus eurycerus, Tragelaphus eurycerus
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    type of:
    antelope
    graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks
Pronunciation
US
/ˈbɑŋgoʊ/
UK
/ˈbɒŋgəʊ/
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