From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbongosbon‧gos /ˈbɒŋɡəʊz $ ˈbɑːŋɡoʊz/ (also bongo drums) noun [plural] 
APMa pair of small drums that you play with your hands
APMa pair of small drums that you play with your handsExamples from the Corpus
bongos• We'd get Rick Wakeman to play piano on a date and then we'd add some one just playing bongos.Origin bongos (1900-2000) American Spanish bongó (singular) 