conga

== English == === Etymology === For the dance: Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋɡə/ (US) enPR: kängʹgə, IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋɡə/ Rhymes: -ɒŋɡə Homophone: conger (non-rhotic) === Noun === conga (plural congas) (music) A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin. (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] ==== Derived terms ==== conga drum conga line ==== Translations ==== === Verb === conga (third-person singular simple present congas, present participle congaing, simple past and past participle congaed) To dance the conga. === See also === bunny hop === Further reading === conga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia conga line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Cogan == Dutch == === Etymology === Likely borrowed from English conga, from Spanish conga, from Congo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɡaː/ Hyphenation: con‧ga === Noun === conga f (plural conga's, no diminutive) (music) a conga (tall, narrow Cuban hand drum used in pairs) (music, uncountable) Conga (Cuban march music and dance style) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ɡa/ === Noun === conga f (plural congas) conga (dance) === Further reading === “conga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cogna == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French conga. === Noun === conga f (uncountable) conga (drum) conga (dance) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkonɡa/ [ˈkõŋ.ɡa] Rhymes: -onɡa Syllabification: con‧ga === Noun === conga f (plural congas) conga (dance) === Further reading === “conga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025