gongo

Borrowed from Malay gong, of onomatopoeic origin.

gongo m (plural gongos)

1. gong (percussion instrument)

• salvo pelo gongo (saved by the bell)

gongo

1. first-person singular present indicative of gongar

See gong; senses reinforced by English gong.

gongo m (plural gongos)

1. Alternative form of gong
2. (Puerto Rico) bell or cowbell

   Synonyms: campana, cencerro

• “gongo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

From -gonga (“to hit, beat, strike”).

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gongo (ma class, plural magongo)

1. club, cudgel
2. top or highest part

• mgongo

Compare Edo gógóógó (“high”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡó.ŋ́.ɡó/

góńgó

1. objective; goal

   Synonyms: àfojúsùn, ète

2. peak

   Synonym: òtéńté