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bongo (bäŋ′gō, bôŋ′-)

noun pl. bongos -·gos

a large African antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) with a reddish-brown coat and white stripes

Etymology: native Afr name

bongo2 definition

☆ bongo (bäŋ′gō, bôŋ′-)

noun pl. bongos -·gos

either of a pair of small joined drums, each of different pitch, struck with the fingers
in full bongo drum

Etymology: AmSp < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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