Bongo

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bongo \Bon"go\, n.
     Either of two large antelopes ({Bo["o]cercus eurycercus} of
     West Africa, and {Bo["o]cercus isaaci} of East Africa) of a
     reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
     the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.
     Either of two large antelopes ({Bo["o]cercus eurycercus} of
     West Africa, and {Bo["o]cercus isaaci} of East Africa) of a
     reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on
     the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl. {bongos} or {bongo}.
     one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a
     different pitch, played by striking with the hands.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bongo
       n 1: a small drum; played with the hands [syn: {bongo drum}]
       2: large forest antelope of central Africa having a
          reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
          [syn: {Tragelaphus eurycerus}, {Boocercus eurycerus}]
       [also: {bongoes} (pl)]