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[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)
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- each of a joined pair of small deep-bodied drums, typically held between the knees and played with the fingers
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1920s: from Latin American Spanish bongó
[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)
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- a forest antelope that has a chestnut coat with narrow white vertical stripes, native to central Africa
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mid 19th century: from Kikongo
[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)
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- a name for Dar es Salaam, the chief port and former capital of Tanzania, or for Tanzania as a whole
(e.g: he grew up in Bongo)
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from Kiswahili bongo ‘brain’
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