Associations to the word «Bongo»

Wiktionary

BONGO, noun. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
BONGO, noun. One of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
BONGO, verb. To play the bongo
BONGO, verb. (Of, e.g. a heart) To beat with an irregular rhythm
BONGO, verb. To hit something rhythmically with the hands.
BONGO BONGO LAND, proper noun. (dated) (derogatory) The Third World countries, especially those in Africa.
BONGO DRUM, noun. One of a pair of small drums, played with the hand.
BONGO DRUMS, noun. Plural of bongo drum

Dictionary definition

BONGO, noun. A small drum; played with the hands.
BONGO, noun. Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats