bongo, Tragelaphus eurycerus, Boocercus eurycerus
(noun) large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns
bongo, bongo drum
(noun) a small drum; played with the hands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bongoes
plural of bongo
Source: Wiktionary
Bon"go (bon"go), n.
Definition: Either of two large antelopes (Boöcercus eurycercus of West Africa, and B. isaaci of East Africa) of a reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
