n.
Pronunciation: ' bä ŋ -( ˌ )g ō , ' bo ̇ ŋ -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bongos also bongoes
Etymology: American Spanish bongó
Date: 1920
: one of a pair of small connected drums of different sizes and pitches played with the hands
– bon · go · ist \ - ˌ g ō -ist \ noun