conga

con·ga

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
syncopated music for this dance, in 2/4 time
an elongated bass drum played with the hands

Origin of conga

American Spanish (danza)Conga, Congo (dance) from Spanish Congo, Congo: from the assumed African origin, originally of the dance

to dance the conga

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noun

A dance of Latin-American origin in which the dancers form a long winding line.
The music for this dance.
A conga drum.

intransitive verb

con·gaed, con·ga·ing, con·gas

To perform this dance.

Origin of conga

American Spanish (danza) Conga Congo (dance) from SpanishCongo , of the Congo from Kongo -kongo Kongo language and people

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Noun

(plural congas)

a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
a march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain

Verb

(third-person singular simple present congas, present participle congaing, simple past and past participle congaed)

To dance the conga.

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