conga

(käŋ)

noun

  1. a Latin American dance of African origin with a repeated pattern of three steps followed by a kick: the dancers typically form a winding line
  2. syncopated music for this dance, in 2/4 time
  3. an elongated bass drum played with the hands

Origin: AmSp (danza)Conga, Congo (dance) < Sp Congo, Congo: from the assumed Afr orig. of the dance

intransitive verb

to dance the conga

See conga in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A dance of Latin-American origin in which the dancers form a long winding line.
  2. Music for this dance.
  3. A conga drum.
intransitive verb con·gaed, con·ga·ing, con·gas
To perform this dance.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish (danza) Conga, Congo (dance)

Origin: , from Spanish Congo, of the Congo

Origin: , from Kongo -kongo, Kongo language and people

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