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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bongo1 /ˈbɒŋgəʊ/

▶noun (pl. bongos or bongoes) each of a pair of small drums, held between the knees and played with the fingers.

– origin 1920s: from Latin Amer. Sp. bongó.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bongo2 /ˈbɒŋgəʊ/

▶noun (pl. same or bongos) an African forest antelope having a chestnut coat with white stripes. [Tragelaphus euryceros.]

– origin C19: from Kikongo.

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