bongó
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Galician
Etymology
From United States Spanish bongó.
Noun
bongó m (plural bongós)
Irish
Etymology 1
Noun
bongó m (genitive singular bongó, nominative plural bongónna)
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)
- bongo (drum)
- Synonym: druma bongó
Derived terms
- drumadóir bongó (“bongo player, bongoist”)
Declension
Declension of bongó
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| 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
Noun
bongó m (plural bongós)
Further reading
- “bongó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014