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noun
A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To dance the conga.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ballroom dancing, ballroom dance
noun
music composed for dancing the conga
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dance music
verb
dance the conga
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
History
For the dance: * Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
