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conga
CIDE DICTIONARY
conga, n.
- music composed for dancing the conga. [WordNet 1.5]
- a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
conga, n. & v.
--n.
1 a Latin-American dance of African origin, usu. with several persons in a single line, one behind the other.
2 (also conga drum) a tall, narrow, low-toned drum beaten with the hands.
--v.intr. (congas, congaed or conga'd, congaing) perform the conga.
--n.
1 a Latin-American dance of African origin, usu. with several persons in a single line, one behind the other.
2 (also conga drum) a tall, narrow, low-toned drum beaten with the hands.
--v.intr. (congas, congaed or conga'd, congaing) perform the conga.
Etymology
Amer. Sp. f. Sp. conga (fem.) of the Congo
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