agogon.

Brit.

/əˈɡəʊɡəʊ/, U.S.

/əˈɡoʊɡoʊ/, West African English

/ˈaɡoɡo/

Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba agogo.

Etymology: < Yoruba agogo handbell, gong, chime, probably ultimately of imitative origin.Compare the following earlier example of the Yoruba word in an English context:1852 S. A. Crowther Vocab. Yoruba Lang. 14 Agogo, a bell, an hour.

A handbell of West African origin, consisting of two or more joined cones struck with a stick or rod, used as a percussion instrument in African and Latin rituals and music.

ΚΠ

1889 Jrnl. Manch. Geogr. Soc. 5 285 The beating of time on some stick or on their [sc. Yorubas] tongueless native bell called agogo.

1892 C. R. Day in A. F. Mockler-Ferryman Up Niger xiii. 271 An instrument of iron, shaped somewhat like a bell, and called agogo, is also to be found. It is sounded by being struck with a metal bar, and is held suspended from the hand.

1942 Musical Q. 28 231 A glass bottle, struck with a nail, was employed as a makeshift agogó.

1975 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments (rev. ed.) 7/1 Agogó, Afro-Brazilian hand bell, tulip-shaped, of iron or tin, riveted, used in voodoo rites in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco.

1992 Down Beat Feb. 38/3 The ensemble..expertly layer traps, congas, Brazilian agogo bells, and talking drums over a clave beat that Afro-Cuban devotees will find familiar.

2007 I. McDonald Brasyl 13 The twang of berimbaus, the cheerful clatter of the agogô.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agogo
释义	agogon. Brit. /əˈɡəʊɡəʊ/, U.S. /əˈɡoʊɡoʊ/, West African English /ˈaɡoɡo/ Origin: A borrowing from Yoruba. Etymon: Yoruba agogo. Etymology: < Yoruba agogo handbell, gong, chime, probably ultimately of imitative origin.Compare the following earlier example of the Yoruba word in an English context:1852 S. A. Crowther Vocab. Yoruba Lang. 14 Agogo, a bell, an hour. A handbell of West African origin, consisting of two or more joined cones struck with a stick or rod, used as a percussion instrument in African and Latin rituals and music. ΚΠ 1889 Jrnl. Manch. Geogr. Soc. 5 285 The beating of time on some stick or on their [sc. Yorubas] tongueless native bell called agogo. 1892 C. R. Day in A. F. Mockler-Ferryman Up Niger xiii. 271 An instrument of iron, shaped somewhat like a bell, and called agogo, is also to be found. It is sounded by being struck with a metal bar, and is held suspended from the hand. 1942 Musical Q. 28 231 A glass bottle, struck with a nail, was employed as a makeshift agogó. 1975 S. Marcuse Musical Instruments (rev. ed.) 7/1 Agogó, Afro-Brazilian hand bell, tulip-shaped, of iron or tin, riveted, used in voodoo rites in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco. 1992 Down Beat Feb. 38/3 The ensemble..expertly layer traps, congas, Brazilian agogo bells, and talking drums over a clave beat that Afro-Cuban devotees will find familiar. 2007 I. McDonald Brasyl 13 The twang of berimbaus, the cheerful clatter of the agogô. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see also also refers to : a-go-goadj. < n.1889 see also
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