conga

n.

1. A dance of Latin-American origin in which the dancers form a long winding line.
2. Music for this dance.
3. A conga drum.

intr.v., -gaed, -ga·ing, -gas.
To perform this dance.

[American Spanish (danza) Conga, Congo (dance), from Spanish Congo, of the Congo, from Kongo -kongo, Kongo language and people.]

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: music composed for dancing the conga

Meaning #2: a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file

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The verb conga has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dance the conga

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - conga, congatromme
v. intr. - danse conga, spille på congatromme

Nederlands (Dutch)
conga, soort dans (in een sliert achter elkaar), conga dansen

Français (French)
n. - conga
v. intr. - danser la conga

Deutsch (German)
n. - Conga (lateinamerikanischer Tanz afrikanischen Ursprungs)
v. - Conga tanzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ.) (ως χορός και κρουστό όργανο) κόνγκα
v. - χορεύω κόνγκα

Italiano (Italian)
conga, ballare la conga

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conga (f) (Mús.)
v. - dançar a conga

Русский (Russian)
танец конга, танцевать конгу

Español (Spanish)
n. - conga
v. intr. - bailar la conga

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - conga
v. - dansa conga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
康茄舞, 康茄舞乐曲, 跳康茄舞

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 康茄舞, 康茄舞樂曲
v. intr. - 跳康茄舞

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 콩가춤, 두 손으로 치는 길쭉한 큰 북
v. intr. - 콩가를 추다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - コンガ
v. - コンガを踊る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رقصه كوبيه (فعل) يرقص هذه القصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ריקוד דרום-אמריקאי ממוצא אפריקני, קונגה (ריקוד)‬
v. intr. - ‮רקד קונגה‬

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conga	Conga Drum
Conga Bag	classic conga