conga

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Noun

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.

Verb

To dance the conga.

Sinonimai

dance

💃

large drum

conga drum

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈkɒŋɡə/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

For the dance:
* Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.