Definition of Bongo drum

1. Noun. A small drum; played with the hands.

Exact synonyms: Bongo
Generic synonyms: Drum, Membranophone, Tympan

Definition of Bongo drum

1. Noun. One of a pair of small drums, played with the hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bongo Drum

bonfire boys
bonfire night
bonfire societies
bonfirelike
bonfires
bong
bong hit
bong hits
bonged
bonging
bongkrekic acid
bongo
bongo drum (current term)
bongo drums
bongoed
bongoes
bongoing
bongoist
bongoists
bongos
bongrace
bongraces
bongs
bongwater
bonheur
bonheur du jour
bonheurs du jour

Literary usage of Bongo drum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"The English Gipsies call the Cross “ Trin bongo drum “ = the three cross roads, as representing simply a sort of direction-post on an ordinary road ..."

2. The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles Godfrey Leland (1873)
"That the ordinary Christian Cross should be called ty the English Gipsies a trin bongo drum—or the three cross roads—is not remarkable when we consider that ..."

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