bon·go
ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gō 
ˈbȯŋ-
plural bongos also bongoes
: one of a pair of small connected drums of different sizes and pitches played with the hands
plural bongo or bongos
: an African antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) that is chestnut red with narrow white vertical stripes and is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Kenya
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Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
And if all that's not enough for you, dig Jack Lemmon playing bongos as Gillian's hipster warlock brother.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
He's been recommended to breed and will eventually be introduced to the female Eastern bongos at the zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
On Friday and Saturday nights, Havana Night Bar and Grill lights up with live salsa bands featuring bongos, congas, and karaoke.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
More recently, one of the zoo's female Eastern bongos, Nyota, gave birth to another female on July 7.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Pemberton’s score combines traditional orchestral sounds with vintage synthesizers and a jazz combo for a particular ’60s sound that features Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3 keyboards plus bongos, electric guitars and bass.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2024
More than a decade later, there are no bongos or essential oils at L.A.’s latest wave of death cafes and, most noticeably, their attendees skew younger.
—Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Now, all three Eastern bongos can be seen by visitors in the African Forest habitat.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024
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Forest buffalo, blue duikers, sitatungas and even bongos—forest-dwelling antelopes worshipped as spirits by area inhabitants—graze around bais.
—Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
And if all that's not enough for you, dig Jack Lemmon playing bongos as Gillian's hipster warlock brother.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
He's been recommended to breed and will eventually be introduced to the female Eastern bongos at the zoo.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
On Friday and Saturday nights, Havana Night Bar and Grill lights up with live salsa bands featuring bongos, congas, and karaoke.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
More recently, one of the zoo's female Eastern bongos, Nyota, gave birth to another female on July 7.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
Pemberton’s score combines traditional orchestral sounds with vintage synthesizers and a jazz combo for a particular ’60s sound that features Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3 keyboards plus bongos, electric guitars and bass.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2024
More than a decade later, there are no bongos or essential oils at L.A.’s latest wave of death cafes and, most noticeably, their attendees skew younger.
—Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Now, all three Eastern bongos can be seen by visitors in the African Forest habitat.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2024
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“Bongo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bongo. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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