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Where does “bongo” come from?

bongo (English) comes from Spanish bongó, from Ekele boungu.

bongo (English): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa,...

Definitions

  1. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa,...

Ancestry of “bongo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbongóbongo
2Ekeleboungu—

Words derived from “bongo”

  • bongoist
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