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单词 conga
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conga

(kɒŋgə)
Word forms: plural congas
countable noun
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.

conga in British English

(ˈkɒŋɡə)
noun
1. 
a Latin American dance of three steps and a kick to each bar, usually performed by a number of people in single file
2.  Also called: conga drum
a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
verbWord forms: -gas, -gaing or -gaed
3. (intransitive)
to dance the conga
Word origin
C20: from American Spanish, feminine of congo belonging to the Congo

conga in American English

(ˈkɑŋgə)
noun
1. 
a Latin American dance of African origin with a repeated pattern of three steps followed by a kick: the dancers typically form a winding line
2. 
syncopated music for this dance, in 2/4 time
3. 
an elongated bass drum played with the hands
verb intransitive
4. 
to dance the conga
Word origin
AmSp (danza) Conga, Congo (dance) < Sp Congo, Congo : from the assumed Afr orig. of the dance

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Examples of 'conga' in a sentence
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But don't bother forming the conga line just yet.
The Sun (2016)
On the ones that were inhabited, they most likely encouraged enforced group activity, with nowhere to hide from the conga line.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Some danced an impromptu conga as they partied in the streets outside.
The Sun (2014)
This is probably why the players did the conga in the car park when he left.
The Sun (2014)
He played on manfully on stages in basement clubs as naked Metropolitan policemen danced the conga.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A conga line of people were shuffling about in white paint.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
As he was leaving the training ground for the last time, the players did the conga around the car park.
The Sun (2010)
And can I put you down to lead the conga?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Most likely to: Lead a conga.
The Sun (2013)
Once I was in a conga line around the pool when my foreign editor called to discuss a trip to Helmand.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

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