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
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Mutation
| 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
Noun
bongó m (plural bongós)
Further reading
- “bongó”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10