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congas

congas is the plural of conga.

congas is the third-person singular simple present indicative of conga.

Meaning of conga

Noun

conga (plural congas)

  1. A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
  2. 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.
    • The conga dance, with its long line that might eventually sweep in everybody in the place, and the kick on the fourth beat and the fruited headdress that were to become her trademarks.1979, John Storm Roberts, The Latin Tinge, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 81–82

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Questions about congas

What is congas the plural of?
Congas is the plural of conga.

Words near congas in the dictionary

  1. conga line
  2. conga lines
  3. congaed
  4. congaing
  5. Congaree
  6. congas
  7. Congazcicul de Sus
  8. Congdon
  9. Congdons
  10. conge
  11. congeable

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