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kongo

kongo is the alternative form of congou.

Meaning of congou

Noun

congou (countable and uncountable, plural congous)

  1. (dated) A kind of Chinese black tea.

Noun capitalized: Kongo

Kongo pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
    Synonyms:
    Bakongo

Proper noun capitalized: Kongo

Kongo

  1. A Bantu language (or family of languages) of Central Africa.
    Synonyms:
    Kikongo
  2. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Congo (“the nation or region in Africa”).

Adjective capitalized: Kongo

Kongo (not generally comparable, comparative more Kongo, superlative most Kongo)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Of or related to the Kongo languages or Kikongo-speaking peoples
    • In addition, an initial analysis of Kongo cosmology, cosmogony, and mythology allows us to see and appreciate the conceptual parallels between Kongo culture in Central Africa and in Cuba.2013, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, Kongo Graphic Writing and Other Narratives of the Sign

Synonyms of kongo

Forms of kongo

comparativemore Kongo
superlativemost Kongo

Words formed from kongo

Phrases with kongo

Questions about kongo

What does kongo mean?
Kongo means a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo.
What is kongo the alternative form of?
Kongo is the alternative form of congou.
What part of speech is kongo?
Kongo can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near kongo in the dictionary

  1. konghous
  2. Kongish
  3. Kongkham
  4. Konglish
  5. Kongmoon
  6. kongo
  7. Kongo Central
  8. Kongo-Saharan
  9. Kongoese
  10. Kongolese
  11. kongoni

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kongo (page history and authors); Kongo (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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