bongo drum

Thân thiện

A musician plays a lively rhythm on a pair of bongo drums.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small drum played with the hands: A bongo drum is a pair of small, open-bottomed drums of different sizes, typically held between the knees and played by striking the drumheads with the fingers and palms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The musician added a rhythmic pattern using a bongo drum.
  • She learned to play the bongo drum by practicing basic hand strokes.

Advanced Usage

• "To play the bongos": This common phrase refers to the act of performing on this specific instrument.
  • He loves to play the bongos in his spare time.

Variants and Related Words

• Bongos (n): The more common plural form used to refer to the pair of drums.
  • The set of bongos was beautifully crafted.
• Bongo player (n): A musician who specializes in playing the bongos.

Synonyms

• Hand drum: A general term for any drum primarily played with the hands, which includes the bongo drum.

Related Idioms

• "To beat the bongos": An informal expression meaning to play the bongo drums energetically.
  • He was beating the bongos all night at the party.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small drum; played with the hands

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bongo