A bongo is a small drum that you play with your hands.
bongo in British English1
(ˈbɒŋɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-go or -gos
a rare spiral-horned antelope, Boocercus (or Taurotragus) eurycerus, inhabiting forests of central Africa. The coat is bright red-brown with narrow cream stripes
Word origin
of African origin
bongo in British English2
(ˈbɒŋɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-gos or -goes
a small bucket-shaped drum, usually one of a pair, played by beating with the fingers
Word origin
American Spanish, probably of imitative origin
Bongo in British English
(ˈbɒŋɡəʊ)
noun
Omar. original name Albert Bernard Bongo. 1935–2009, Gabonese statesman; president of Gabon (1967–2009)
bongo in American English1
(ˈbɑŋgoʊ; ˈbɔŋgoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈbongos
a large African antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) with a reddish-brown coat and white stripes
Word origin
native Afr name
bongo in American English2
(ˈbɑŋgoʊ; ˈbɔŋgoʊ)
US
nounWord forms: pluralˈbongos
either of a pair of small joined drums, each of different pitch, struck with the fingers