2. Noun. (music pluralonly) A pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bongos
1. bongo [n] - See also: bongo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bongos
Literary usage of Bongos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life-histories of African Game Animals by Theodore Roosevelt, Edmund Heller (1914)
"... bongos, and elands. They are best defined by their spirally twisted horns,
but they also show a singularly close agreement in the color pattern of the ..."
2. The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: A Compendium Prepared by Officers of the Sudan by Lord Edward Gleichen, Sudan, Edward Gleichen (1905)
"THE bongos.—The bongos have the same occupations and appearance as the Golos,
... The bongos are fond of music, and play with string and wind instruments. ..."
3. Uganda and the Egyptian Soudan by Charles Thomas Wilson, Robert William Felkin (1882)
"The ironwork of the bongos is of a very superior order; and the iron rings ...
The spears used by the bongos are cruelly barbed. The bongos are clever in ..."
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