Etymology

bongo

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Today it means: A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. Full definition →

Spanish bongo
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bongo · noun1

  1. Spanish · derived frombongo
  2. English todaybongo

From Spanish bongo.

bongo · noun, verb2

  1. Ekele · derived fromboungu
  2. United States Spanish · derived frombongó
  3. English todaybongo

From United States Spanish bongó, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.

Words from the same roots

Spanishbongo all →

bungo

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