bongo

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ

Etymology

From American Spanish bongó.

Noun

bongo (plural bongos)

1. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

Translations

mammal

• Dutch: bongo (nl) m
• Finnish: bongo (fi)
• French: bongo (fr) m
• German: Bongo (de)

• Irish: bongó (ga) m
• Mandarin: 邦哥鼓 (cmn), 邦哥 (cmn)
• Navajo: jádítsoh noodǫ́zígíí

Noun

bongo (plural bongos or bongoes)

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

Derived terms

• bongoist

Translations

drum

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 邦哥鼓 (cmn) (b­āngēgǔ)

• Estonian: bongo (et)

• Finnish: bongo (fi), bongorumpu (fi)
• Icelandic: bongótromma (is) f

Verb

bongo (third-person singular simple present bongos, present participle bongoing, simple past and past participle bongoed)

1. To play the bongo
2. (Of, e.g. a heart) To beat with an irregular rhythm
3. To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

Anagrams

• bogon
• boong

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bon‧go

Noun

bongo

1. bongo, Taurotragus euryceros

   Bongo ei toistaiseksi ole uhanalainen vaikka on monilla alueilla harvinaistunut tai hävinnyt.

2. (music) bongo

   Bongoja soitetaan myös Lähi-idässä, Turkissa ja arabimaissa.

Declension

Declension of bongo (type valo) singular plural nominative bongo bongot genitive bongon bongojen partitive bongoa bongoja accusative bongo bongon bongot inessive bongossa bongoissa elative bongosta bongoista illative bongoon bongoihin adessive bongolla bongoilla ablative bongolta bongoilta allative bongolle bongoille essive bongona bongoina translative bongoksi bongoiksi instructive – bongoin abessive bongotta bongoitta comitative – bongoineen

Derived terms

• bongorumpu

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Romani

Adjective

bongo m (feminine bongi, plural bonge)

1. left

Synonyms

• stungo

Antonyms

• chacho

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Swahili

bongo

Noun

bongo (ji-ma class, plural mabongo)

1. (anatomy) brain

Derived terms

• ubongo