"bonga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bonga [plural], bongas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|bonga|s}} bonga (countable and uncountable, plural bonga or bongas)
  1. A small, unctuous West African fish (Ethmalosa fimbriata) belonging to the genus Ethmalosa and family Dorosomatidae. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: bongo shad Related terms: Ethmalosa fimbriata, Ethmalosa, Dorosomatidae Related terms (Wikipedia): Ethmalosa
    Sense id: en-bonga-en-noun-wbW1zwwh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 15 2 1 3 11 3 0 3 4 1 0 3 3 1 7 15 1 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 7 22 1 0 9 5 1 0 9 8 0 0 9 9 1 3 7 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 19 0 0 8 8 2 0 8 7 0 0 8 8 0 5 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 15 2 1 3 11 3 0 3 4 1 0 3 3 1 7 15 1 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 5

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for bonga meaning in English (1.4kB)

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