conga

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒŋɡə/, X-SAMPA: /"kQNg@/
• (US) enPR: kängʹgə, IPA: ˈkɑŋɡə/, X-SAMPA: /"kANg@/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə

Noun

Wikipedia

Wikipedia conga (plural congas)

1. a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
2. 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

Derived terms

• conga line

Translations

drum

• Swedish: congas (sv) c pl, congatrumma (sv) c

dance

• French: conga (fr) f

• Swedish: conga (sv) c, congadans (sv) c

See also

• bunny hop

Verb

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

1. To dance the conga.

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French

Noun

conga f (plural congas)

1. conga (dance)

Anagrams

• cogna