English

Noun

bongo ‎(plural bongos)

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

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

bongo ‎(plural bongos or bongoes)

1. Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
   • 1984, Dire Straits (band), Money for Nothing (song)

     He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.

Derived terms

• bongoist

Translations

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

• bogon
• boong

Finnish

(index b)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bon‧go

Noun

bongo

1. bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus (syn. 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

Derived terms

• bongorumpu

Galician

Noun

bongo m ‎(plural bongos)

1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Japanese

Romanization

bongo

1. rōmaji reading of ぼんご

Portuguese

Noun

bongo m (plural bongos)

1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus, an African antelope)

Romani

Adjective

bongo m (feminine bongi, plural bonge)

1. left

Synonyms

• stungo

Antonyms

• chacho

Spanish

Noun

bongo m ‎(plural bongos)

1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus})
2. large canoe

Swahili

bongo

Noun

bongo (ma class, plural mabongo)

1. (anatomy) brain
2. brains (mental faculties)

Derived terms

• ubongo