I. ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ- noun
( 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 -ˌgō-ist noun
II. noun
( plural bongo or bongos )
Etymology: probably from Kele (Bantu language of Gabon)
Date: 1861
: an African antelope ( Tragelaphus eurycerus syn. Boocerus euryceros ) that is chestnut red with narrow white vertical stripes and is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Kenya