congo
UK/ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
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British/ˈkɔŋɡəw/
congo is the alternative form of congou.
Meaning of congou
Noun
congou (countable and uncountable, plural congous)
Interjection
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Congo
Congo or the Congo (plural Congos)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
- Synonyms:
- Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, Zaire
- Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
- Synonyms:
- Congo-Brazzaville, Congo Republic
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Noun capitalized: Congo
Congo (plural Congos)
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Congo
Congo
- A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms of congo
Forms of congo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | congos |
| plural | congoes |
| plural | Congos |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Congos |
| alternative form | Kongo |
Origin of congo
After Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (“hunter”). Compare Kongo dikongo (“spear”), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó.
Clipping of Congregationalist + -o.
Words formed from congo
Phrases with congo
Words that rhyme with congo
Questions about congo
- What does congo mean?
- Congo means congratulations.
- What is congo the alternative form of?
- Congo is the alternative form of congou.
- What part of speech is congo?
- Congo can be an interjection, a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce congo?
- Congo is pronounced /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ (UK).
Words near congo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: congo (page history and authors); Congo (page history and authors); congou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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