bongó

See also: bongo, bongô, bỡ ngỡ, and bɔŋɔ

Galician

Etymology

From United States Spanish bongó.

Noun

bongó m (plural bongós)

1. (music) bongo

Irish

Etymology 1

From Spanish bongo.

Noun

bongó m (genitive singular bongó, nominative plural bongónna)

1. bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus)

Derived terms

• bongó iartharach (“western bongo, lowland bongo”)
• bongó oirthearach (“eastern bongo”)
• bongó sléibhe (“mountain bongo”)

 

Etymology 2

From English bongo, from United States Spanish bongó.

Noun

bongó m (genitive singular bongó, nominative plural bongónna)

1. bongo (drum)

   Synonym: druma bongó

Derived terms

• drumadóir bongó (“bongo player, bongoist”)

Declension

Declension of bongó

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bongó bongónna Vocative a bhongó a bhongónna Genitive bongó bongónna Dative bongó bongónna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bongó na bongónna Genitive an bhongó na mbongónna Dative leis an mbongó don bhongó leis na bongónna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bongó	bhongó	mbongó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “bongó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Spanish

Etymology

American Spanish, from a Bantu language; probably Ekele boungu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bonˈɡo/ [bõŋˈɡo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: bon‧gó

Noun

bongó m (plural bongós)

1. (music) bongo

Further reading

• “bongó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28