Etymology

agogo bell

Today it means: A percussion instrument consisting of two or three small conical bells, similar to a cowbell, and typically played by striking them with a drumstick. Full definition →

Portuguese agogô ← Yoruba agogo
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The story

  1. Yoruba · derived fromagogo“bell”
  2. Portuguese · derived fromagogô
  3. English todayagogo bell

From Portuguese agogô, from Yoruba agogo (“bell”).

Words from the same roots

Portugueseagogô all →

agogo

Yorubaagogo all →

agogo

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.