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conga
conga
English
Noun
conga (plural congas)
- a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
drum
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Verb
conga (third-person singular simple present congas, present participle congaing, simple past and past participle congaed)
- To dance the conga.