bungo

noun

bun·​go

ˈbəŋ(ˌ)gō

variants or less commonly bongo

ˈbäŋ-(ˌ)gō 

plural -s

: a large canoe or dugout of the southwestern U.S. and parts of Central and South America

Word History

Etymology

Spanish bongo

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