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A Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Bungu, Dor
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name
A gewog of Chhukha District, Bhutan.
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noun
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bongo drum
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noun
An ethnic group living at the eastern side of the Albert Nile River in northwestern Uganda and in neighbouring South Sudan in small, scattered settlements south and east of Wau.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
An agricultural people of Gabon in equatorial Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: Babongo, Bazimba
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verb
To play the bongo drums.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To hit something rhythmically with the hands.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus
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Broader terms: antelope
noun
a small drum; played with the hands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bongo drum
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Broader terms: drum, membranophone, tympan
History
From Spanish bongo.
From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
