a small drum; played with the hands
"The percussionist tapped out a lively rhythm on the bongo while the rest of the band waited for their cue."
large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
"The guide pointed excitedly at the distant bongo, its massive spiral horns silhouetted against the golden light as it moved through the dense Central African forest."
A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
"The percussionist tapped out a lively rhythm on the bongo while the rest of the band waited for their cue."
Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
To play the bongo drums.
"After dinner, we all gathered around to watch my cousin bongo along to the salsa music."
The word comes from Spanish bongo. Its original meaning refers to a specific type of drum.