conga
pronunciation
How to pronounce conga in British English:
UK [ˈkɒŋgə]
How to pronounce conga in American English:
US [ˈkɑŋgə]
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- Noun:
- music composed for dancing the conga
- a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
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- Verb:
- dance the conga
Word Origin
- conga (n.)
- 1935, American Spanish, fem. of (danza) Congo "Congo (dance);" so called because it was assumed to be of African origin.
Example
- 1. On video ( available on youtube ) we see delighted dutchbatters downing heineken and dancing the conga .
- 2. This row joins a veritable conga of others , and not just with south korea .
- 3. He then went further : in alliance with extreme-left groups last month he called an indefinite " strike " to stop conga .
- 4. " This can be a problem , because when we are told our loans can grow by a certain percentage then it 's like we 're in a conga line and nobody can overtake their competitors by growing their loan book , " a senior banking executive says .
- 5. A line of people in single file performing the conga dance .