bongó

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

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

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
singular plural
nominative bongó bongónna
vocative a bhongó a bhongónna
genitive bongó bongónna
dative bongó bongónna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bongó na bongónna
genitive an bhongó na mbongónna
dative leis an mbongó
don bhongó 		leis na bongónna

Mutation

Mutated forms of bongó
radical lenition eclipsis
bongó bhongó mbongó

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “bongó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

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

Descendants

  • → Brazilian Portuguese: bongô
  • → European Portuguese: bongo, bongó

Further reading

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