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conga

con·ga [ kóng gə ]


noun  (plural con·gas)
Definition:
 
1. dance done in line: a Latin American dance in which people form a line and, holding the waist of the person ahead, move three steps forward, then kick out a leg

2. music: the music for a conga

3. music 
Same as  conga drum




intransitive verb  (past and past participle con·gaed, present participle con·ga·ing, 3rd person present singular con·gas)
Definition:
 
dance: to dance the conga

[Mid-20th century. < American Spanish (danza) Conga "dance from the Congo" < Spanish Congo]
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