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bongo

/ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
bon-go
IPA
/ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

noun

Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.

verb

To play the bongo drums.

Intransitive verb

verb

Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.

Intransitive verb

verb

To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

Transitive verb

name

A Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan.

name

A gewog of Chhukha District, Bhutan.

noun

An ethnic group living at the eastern side of the Albert Nile River in northwestern Uganda and in neighbouring South Sudan in small, scattered settlements south and east of Wau.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Spanish bongo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: bongo, bongó, -, boungu

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bongos (plural) bongoes (plural) bongos (present, singular) bongoing (participle, present) bongoed (participle, past) bongoed (past)

Derived Forms

bongoist Obongo

Phrases

bongo flava bongo party bingo bango bongo Bongo Bongo Land bongo mag Wiktionary’s coverage of Bongo terms

Frequently Paired Words

bingo bango bongo Bongo Bongo Land bongo mag Wiktionary’s coverage of Bongo terms Bonggo

Synonyms

bongo drum Bungu Dor Babongo Bazimba tragelaphus eurycerus boocercus eurycerus

Rhymes With

congo drongo

Questions

How do you pronounce bongo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/.
What does bongo mean?
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Where does bongo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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