EGAVE

bongo

About 0.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
  2. noun Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
  3. verb To play the bongo drums.
  4. verb Of the heart, etc.: to beat with an irregular rhythm.
  5. verb To hit something rhythmically with the hands.

Similar words

bongo drum boocercus eurycerus tragelaphus eurycerus angola bango kubango african buffalo buck bushbuck kongoni

Often followed by

drums and drum was of player net is in

Word family

bongoes bongoist bongoists bongos bungo

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