Bongo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A large, forest-dwelling antelope (Boocercus eurycerus) of central Africa, having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spirally twisted horns.
  • n. One of a pair of connected tuned drums that are played by beating with the hands.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
  • n. One of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
  • v. To play the bongo
  • v. To beat with an irregular rhythm
  • v. To hit something rhythmically with the hands.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. 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.
  • n. one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small drum; played with the hands
  • n. large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tympan    membranophone    drum    antelope   
    Variant
    bongoes   
    Form
    bongoist   
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