conga

[ kong-guh ]

/ ˈkɒŋ gə /

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noun, plural con·gas.

a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.

the music for this dance.

Also called conga drum . a tall, conical, Afro-Cuban drum played with the hands.

verb (used without object), con·gaed, con·ga·ing.

to dance a conga.

Origin of conga

Borrowed into English from Cuban Spanish around 1930–35

Words nearby conga

confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé, congeal, congealed salad

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Example sentences from the Web for conga

But the minute you file, the conga line dancing up the street to your competitors really gets going.
Big Losses, Bigger Paychecks|Megan McArdle|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
By now, everyone has seen the startling photos and video of the conga line of climbers ascending Everest earlier this month.
Mount Everest Suffers From Too Many Climbers and Deteriorating Conditions|Nick Heil|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As the last of a conga line of doctors administering to Jackson, he is the most logical loser of smoking gun musical chairs.
Jacko's Lethal Injection?|Marcia Clark|July 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
That man has been following me like a conga partner all afternoon.
Death Makes A Mistake|P.F. Costello

British Dictionary definitions for conga

conga

/ (ˈkɒŋɡə) /

noun

a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file

Also called: conga drum a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands

verb -gas, -gaing or -gaed

(intr) to dance the conga

Word Origin for conga

C20: from American Spanish, feminine of congo belonging to the Congo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	conga
释义	conga [ kong-guh ] / ˈkɒŋ gə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conga ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural con·gas. a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line. the music for this dance. Also called conga drum . a tall, conical, Afro-Cuban drum played with the hands. verb (used without object), con·gaed, con·ga·ing. to dance a conga. Origin of conga Borrowed into English from Cuban Spanish around 1930–35 Words nearby conga confusion, confusticate, confutation, confute, Cong, conga, con game, Congaree, congé, congeal, congealed salad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conga But the minute you file, the conga line dancing up the street to your competitors really gets going. Big Losses, Bigger Paychecks\|Megan McArdle\|November 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST By now, everyone has seen the startling photos and video of the conga line of climbers ascending Everest earlier this month. Mount Everest Suffers From Too Many Climbers and Deteriorating Conditions\|Nick Heil\|May 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST As the last of a conga line of doctors administering to Jackson, he is the most logical loser of smoking gun musical chairs. Jacko's Lethal Injection?\|Marcia Clark\|July 26, 2009\|DAILY BEAST That man has been following me like a conga partner all afternoon. Death Makes A Mistake\|P.F. Costello British Dictionary definitions for conga conga / (ˈkɒŋɡə) / noun a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file Also called: conga drum a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands verb -gas, -gaing or -gaed (intr) to dance the conga Word Origin for conga C20: from American Spanish, feminine of congo belonging to the Congo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conga disco, waltz, rock, samba, tango, tap, skip, jump, shimmy, trip, caper, jig, leap, hop, frolic, sway, cavort, hustle, whirl, strut
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conga

noun, plural con·gas.

verb (used without object), con·gaed, con·ga·ing.

Origin of conga

Words nearby conga

Example sentences from the Web for conga

British Dictionary definitions for conga

noun

verb -gas, -gaing or -gaed

Word Origin for conga

Words related to conga