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bongo

Main Entry:: ¹bon·go
Pronunciation:: \ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gō, ˈbȯŋ-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural bongos also bongoes
Etymology:: American Spanish bongó
Date:: 1920

: one of a pair of small connected drums of different sizes and pitches played with the hands

— bon·go·ist

\-ˌgō-ist\ noun

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