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Meanings of bongo in English

Portuguese
tragelaphus eurycerus
Catalan
bongo

Large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns.

        tragelaphus eurycerus
        Portuguese
        bongô

        A small drum, generally played in a pair that are designed to sound harmonically together.

              bongô

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                    1
                    Seams split overhead, and water began leaking through the bongo's outer skin.
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                    2
                    Something slammed into the bongo, held it fast momentarily, then released it.
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                    3
                    I guess I should count my lucky stars it wasn't hardcore bongo.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Our Brazilian friend Roberto Berimbau augmented the beat with live bongo playing.
                    Wired
                    5
                    He climbed from the bongo onto the shore and started away.
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                    6
                    The guy in the tacky bongo-drum shirt is the T-800's owner.
                    Swipe
                    7
                    Godfrey Bloom's comments about 'bongo bongo land' dunked him in hot water in 2013.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    Near the top of the ridge we found the unmistakable tracks of the bongo.
                    African Camp Fires
                    9
                    We caught a break- along-hairedboy carrying bongo drums was exiting the front door.
                    Terminal
                    10
                    With that, the lights inside the bongo went completely black.
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                    11
                    People familiar with his Merrill training sessions say they feature bongo drum playing and meditation.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    The bongo turned down through an open stretch of water between two huge coral shelves.
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
                    13
                    Which is arguably more embarrassing than a bongo flick.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    Then the host erupted into a bongo frenzy, hammering away at two toy flying saucers.
                    The apocalypse reader
                    15
                    The forest is home to rare species including the Diana monkey and the bongo antelope.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    As the Jedi turned to leave, Obi-Wan whispered, "Master, what is a bongo?"
                    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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                    bongo
                    Bongo through the time