bango

¹ American  

[bang-oh] / ˈbæŋ oʊ /

interjection

1. bang; wham (used to express a sudden or instantaneous effect, action, or transformation).

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bango ² American  

[bahng-goh] / ˈbɑŋ goʊ /

noun

bangos plural

1. (formerly in Hawaii) an identification tag used for migrant laborers on a plantation; a system using these tags.

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bango ³ American  

[bahng-goh] / ˈbɑŋ goʊ /

noun

1. a style of East African coastal music combining jazz, local traditional music, and Latin or rhumba influences.

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bango ⁴ American  

[bang-goh] / ˈbæŋ goʊ /

noun

1. Slang. (in Egypt) cannabis.

2. a reedy grass, Phragmites mauritianus, native to East Africa and frequently used for thatch.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bangos
  plural

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bango

Other Schonely phrases included “bingo, bango, bongo” and calling the midcourt line “the equator.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2023

Again he heard the answer at only a short distance away, "Gulugubango, bango lay."

From Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore by Eells, Elsie Spicer

He had told them that whenever any of them should hear the lamb calling out, "Laculay, laculay, laculay," the toad which was nearest should answer, "Gulugubango, bango lay."

From Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore by Eells, Elsie Spicer