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Meaning of "bongo drum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONGO DRUM

bongo drum  [ˈbɒŋɡəʊdrʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONGO DRUM

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Bongo drum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BONGO DRUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bongo drum

Bongo drum

Bongos are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of small open bottomed drums of different sizes. In Spanish the larger drum is called the hembra and the smaller the macho. They are membranophones, or instruments that create sound by a vibration of a stretched membrane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONGO DRUM


angstrom
ˈæŋstrʌm
breadcrumb
ˈbrɛdˌkrʌm
Brum
brʌm
crumb
krʌm
drum
drʌm
eardrum
ˈɪəˌdrʌm
grum
ɡrʌm
humdrum
ˈhʌmˌdrʌm
humstrum
ˈhʌmˌstrʌm
kettledrum
ˈkɛtəlˌdrʌm
rhumb
rʌm
rum
rʌm
scrum
skrʌm
strum
strʌm
thrum
θrʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONGO DRUM

boner
bones
boneset
bonesetter
boneshaker
boneyard
bonfire
Bonfire Night
bong
bongo
bongoist
bongrace
bonham
Bonheur
Bonhoeffer
bonhomie
bonhomous
boniato
bonier
boniest

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONGO DRUM

bass drum
brake drum
conga drum
conundrum
epidendrum
oil drum
panjandrum
side drum
snare drum
striped drum
the drum
Trivandrum
winding drum

Synonyms and antonyms of bongo drum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bongo drum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONGO DRUM

Find out the translation of bongo drum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bongo drum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bongo drum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邦戈鼓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bongó
570 millions of speakers

English

bongo drum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोंगो ड्रम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بونغو الطبل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бонго барабан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bongo drum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বঙ্গো ড্রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bongo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bongo drum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bongo- Trommel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボンゴ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

봉고 드럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bongo drum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bongo trống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போங்கோ டிரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोंगो ड्रम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bongo davul
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bongo tamburo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bongo bębna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бонго барабан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tambur bongo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bongo τύμπανο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bongo drom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bongotrumma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bongo tromme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bongo drum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONGO DRUM»

The term «bongo drum» is normally little used and occupies the 121.023 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONGO DRUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bongo drum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONGO DRUM»

Discover the use of bongo drum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bongo drum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Authentic Bongo Rhythms
The Bongo drum is written in the bass clef except when it is to be played simultaneously with a Conga drum. Then the Bongo drum part is written on the treble clef's leger lines and the Conga drum on the bass clef below them. The following ...
Bob Evans, 1966
2
Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique
The single stroke roll la produced by alternating an undetermined amount of right and left single strokes - with the Index fingers - at a fast rate of speed near the edge of either Bongo drum. This is called a closed single stroke roll. We use ...
Ted Reed, 1961
3
First Lessons Bongo:
DESCRIPTION The bongo drum consists of two single—headed, cylindrical shells separated by a bridge. The smaller, higher-pitched drum is called the macho (male) and the larger, lower—pitched drum is the called the hembra ( female).
Trevor Salloum, 2013
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Bongo Rhythms: Graffiti Fonts in Verse
... tendencies pun teenagers Augmenting thought processing to verses Infinitely voicing re-verb love, whole like an integer TIMBUKTU TIMES Transition no.13 read, 'know thyself' Before they looted 6 Longwe Simon Mutengu Bongo Drum ...
Longwe Simon Mutengu, 2014
5
Percussion Assignments for Band and Wind Ensemble
Snare drum, tenor drum, high bongo drum, 2 timbales, tom torn Percussion 6 part ], marimba 2 Percussion 2 part] 3. Bass drum, thin suspended cymbal, low suspended cymbal [Percussion 7 part] 4. Crash cymbals, suspended cymbal, marimba ...
Russ Girsberger, 2005
6
Martin Gardner in the Twenty-First Century
At each corner was a bongo drum. A scroll attached to the chest, written in French , explained that there was a genie inside each bongo drum. A genie is either standing upright or doing a handstand. One may strike a number of bongo drums at ...
Michael Henle, Brian Hopkins, 2011
7
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Tempeh Bongo (May Subd Geog) [ML10351 UF Bongo drum BT Drum Musical instruments—Cuba —Methods [MT663.2] ——Self-instructi0n [M T663. 8] UF Bongo—Self-instruction —Self-instruction USE Bongo—Methods— Self- instruction ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
8
Dolph and Erasmus
“Simmy,” I asked, “why do you play recorded bongo drum music instead of real bongo drum music?” As a tear rolled down his cheek, he said, “Because I cannot afford a bongo drum.” “Well then, how could you afford such a beautiful boom box  ...
Tom Alford, D. J. Kaercher, 2010
9
Displacement of Concepts
displacement of concepts, as indicated by the following cases : (i) A child who has been used to calling 'drum' only snare drums played with a stick sees for the first time a small bongo drum struck with the hand, and recognizes it as a kind of ...
Donald A. Schon, 2013
10
Authentic Conga Rhythms
... drum part. The Bongo rhythm is unaccented to compliment the Congo drum's basic accent pattern. In the Bongo drum part the notes in the upper (E) spaces are to be played on the smaller head and the notes on the lower (C) spaces are to ...
Bob Evans, 1966

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONGO DRUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bongo drum is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Putting Samus in new Metroid Prime "wouldn't make sense"
... 2010 was DK country returns, thats 11 YEARS and the only thing in that time was some rhythm games that used a bongo drum peripheral. «Gameplanet, Jul 15»
2
Nintendo's Amiibo takes to the skies with Activison
... Kong wields barrels like boxing gloves on each hand which can be thrown, can pound on a bongo drum, turn into a giant steamrolling barrel, ... «Toy & Hobby Retailer, Jun 15»
3
Marching to a new and louder beat
Another man slapped a bongo drum in rhythm. The rain chased them out of their section near the field, so they took their party to the concourse. «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
4
9 Things You Must Do When Test-Driving a Car
When you hit some railroad tracks, does it sound like you're driving inside a bongo drum? The less the structure moves and rattles, the better ... «Popular Mechanics, Jun 15»
5
Vanderbilt fans soak up CWS on campus
Before the storm arrived, Vanderbilt fan Brad Conklin, from Smyrna, pounded on his bongo drum at the 50-yard line of Vanderbilt Stadium – just ... «The Tennessean, Jun 15»
6
Before Smallville, we were 'Squaresville'
The Gas House had night-long sessions of poetry reading, jazz and wine drinking. Bongo drum complaints had even been filed with the police, ... «Hutchinson News, Jun 15»
7
House of Marley with 6 very affordable new products
Aesthetically it resembles a bongo drum which fits in perfectly with the theme that House of Marley has built for themselves. The speaker is ... «Sound Guys, Jun 15»
8
YMCA opens new Early Learning Center in downtown Davenport
... include gardening, a playground, a gathering spot where teachers can read to children, music activities on a bongo drum and a xylophone. «Quad City Times, Jun 15»
9
This Is What It's Like to Experience "Life Ball," the Biggest Charity …
There was also bongo drum-playing at some point? We woke up in Vienna, and de-boarded the plane to a literal red carpet, where foreign ... «MarieClaire.com, May 15»
10
Weekend Getaway: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Oh, and you play it with a dang ol' plastic bongo drum. DKJB2. In the mid-2000s, game companies had a strange obsession with furnishing our ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»

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