BONGO

I. ˈbäŋ(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ- noun

( plural bongo or bongos )

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : a Negro people of eastern Sudan who are agriculturists and efficient metalworkers and are distinguished by their reddish skin — called also Dor

2. : a member of the Bongo people

II. noun

( plural bongo or bongos )

Etymology: of African origin; akin to Lingala mongu, an antelope

: a large forest antelope ( Tragelaphus eurycerus syn. Boocercus euryceros ) of central Africa that is reddish or chestnut brown with narrow white stripes

III.

variant of bungo

IV. ˈbäŋ(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: American Spanish

: a tropical American timber tree ( Cavanillesia platanifolia ) of the family Bombacaceae that yields a light soft wood resembling balsa

V. “,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun

or bongo drum

( plural bongos also bongoes )

Etymology: American Spanish bongó

: one of a pair of small tuned drums played with the fingers and used especially in Cuban bands

VI. noun

( -s )

Etymology: American Spanish

: a sensuous Trinidad Negro dance secularized from an original funeral ritual