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gə noun
1.
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.
2.
the music for this dance.
3.
Also called conga drum. a tall, conical, Afro-Cuban drum played with the hands.
verb (used without object)
4.
to dance a conga.
Origin:
1930–35; < Cuban Spanish
1930–35; < Cuban Spanish
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conga (ˈkɒŋɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file |
| 2. | Also called: conga drum a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands |
| —vb , -gas, -gaing, -gaed | |
| 3. | (intr) to dance the conga |
| [C20: from American Spanish, feminine of congo belonging to the | |
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Word Origin & History
conga
1935, Amer.Sp. fem. of (danza) Congo "Congo (dance)," since it was assumed to be of African origin.
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