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conga

English

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A pair of congas.

Etymology

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For the dance:

  • Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.

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Noun

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conga (plural congas)

  1. (music) A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
  2. (dance) 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. [from 1935]
    • 1979, John Storm Roberts, The Latin Tinge, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 81–82:
      The conga dance, with its long line that might eventually sweep in everybody in the place, and the kick on the fourth beat and the fruited headdress that were to become her trademarks.

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Verb

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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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Dutch

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from English conga, from Spanish conga, from Congo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɡaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧ga

Noun

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conga f (plural conga's)

  1. (music) A conga (tall, narrow Cuban hand drum used in pairs).
  2. (music, uncountable) Conga (Cuban march music and dance style).

French

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conga f (plural congas)

  1. conga (dance)

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French conga.

Noun

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conga f (uncountable)

  1. conga (drum)
  2. conga (dance)

Declension

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declension of conga (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) conga conga
genitive/dative (unei) {{{pl}}} {{{pl}}}i
vocative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkonɡa/ [ˈkõŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -onɡa
  • Syllabification: con‧ga

Noun

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conga f (plural congas)

  1. conga (dance)

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