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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Bongo

/bäng'-gōˌ/ · Bon·go · IPA /ˈbɑŋ.ɡoʊ/
01 n. Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown col…
  1. 1.
    Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
02 n. Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown col…
  1. 1.
    Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and Boöcercus isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
03 n. one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
pl. bongos, bongo
  1. 1.
    one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.