Definition of Conga

1. Noun. Music composed for dancing the conga.

Generic synonyms: Dance Music

2. Verb. Dance the conga. "Sam and Sue conga"

3. Noun. A Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file.
Generic synonyms: Ballroom Dance, Ballroom Dancing

Definition of Conga

1. Noun. a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin ¹

2. Noun. 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 ¹

3. Verb. To dance the conga. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conga

1. to perform a conga (Latin American dance) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Conga

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Literary usage of Conga

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes on the Early History of the Dioceses of Tuam, Killalla and Achonry by Hubert Thomas Knox (1904)
"Rectory of the same Vicarage belongs to the Monastery of conga. Do (Odo ?) Onell Vicar of conga. Edmund de Burgo usurps the whole profits. ..."

2. Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency by Madras (Presidency) (1885)
"The southern districts of Salem have a different history, since they formed part of the ancient kingdom of conga. This kingdom was originally confined ..."

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