| 释义 |
bon·go
I. \ˈbäŋ(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ-\ noun
(plural bongo or bongos)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Negro people of eastern Sudan who are agriculturists and efficient metalworkers and are distinguished by their reddish skin — called also Dor
2. : a member of the Bongo people
II. noun
(plural bongo or bongos)
Etymology: of African origin; akin to Lingala mongu, an antelope
: a large forest antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus syn. Boocercus euryceros) of central Africa that is reddish or chestnut brown with narrow white stripes
III.
variant of bungo
IV. \ˈbäŋ(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: American Spanish
: a tropical American timber tree (Cavanillesia platanifolia) of the family Bombacaceae that yields a light soft wood resembling balsa
V. \“, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
or bongo drum
(plural bongos also bongoes)
Etymology: American Spanish bongó
: one of a pair of small tuned drums played with the fingers and used especially in Cuban bands
VI. noun
(-s)
Etymology: American Spanish
: a sensuous Trinidad Negro dance secularized from an original funeral ritual |