bongo

Definitions


[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of a joined pair of small deep-bodied drums, typically held between the knees and played with the fingers


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Origin:
1920s: from Latin American Spanish bongó


[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a forest antelope that has a chestnut coat with narrow white vertical stripes, native to central Africa


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Kikongo


[ˈbɒŋɡəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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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Origin:
from Kiswahili bongo ‘brain’




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