Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - conga
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Conga
conga
noun Etymology: American Spanish, probably from feminine of congo black person, from Congo, region in Africa Date: 1935 1. a Cuban dance of African origin involving three steps followed by a kick and performed by a group usually in single file 2. a tall barrel-shaped or tapering drum of Afro-Cuban origin that is played with the hands
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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. Etymology: Amer. Sp. f. Sp. conga (fem.) of the Congo ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. конга, латиноамериканский танец 2. барабан "конга", джазовый барабан (также conga drum) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(congas) If a group of people dance a conga, they dance in a long winding line, with each person holding on to the back of the person in front. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a Latin American dance in which people hold onto each other and dance in a line, or the music for this ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1935, Amer.Sp. (danza) Congo "Congo (dance)," since it was assumed to be of African origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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