conga

conga
1. noun /ˈkɒŋɡə/ˈkɑŋɡə/
a) a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin
b) 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
2. verb /ˈkɒŋɡə/ˈkɑŋɡə/
To dance the conga.

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  • conga — conga …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Conga — (span.) (Plural Congas) steht für: Conga (Trommel), eine Handtrommel Conga (Volkstanz), einen kubanischen Volkstanz im 4/4 Takt Conga (Karnevalsrhythmus), einen kubanischen Karnevalsrhythmus Conga (Software), ein Verwaltungswerkzeug für Multi… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • conga — CÓNGA s.f. 1. Dans cu ritm sincopat, inspirat din folclorul afro cubanez. 2. Tobă de formă lungă, subţiată la extremitatea inferioară, acţionată cu degetele şi cu podul palmei. – Din fr. conga. Trimis de tavilis, 24.05.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  cónga …   Dicționar Român

  • conga — [ kɔ̃ga ] n. f. • v. 1937; mot esp. des Antilles 1 ♦ Danse cubaine d origine africaine à quatre temps, avec trois pas rectilignes et le quatrième en diagonale. 2 ♦ Tambour allongé aux sonorités sourdes, d origine cubaine. ● conga nom féminin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • conga — n. 1. music composed for dancing the conga. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conga — (izg. kȏnga) ž DEFINICIJA glazb. 1. narodni ples s Kube, vrlo brzog tempa, nastao na osnovi afričkih ritmova uz bubnjeve i kontrabas; poč. 20. st. proširio se u SAD, kasnije i u Europi 2. glazba za taj ples SINTAGMA conga drum (izg. conga drȁm)… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • conga — sustantivo femenino 1. Composición musical cubana de origen africano: La conga tiene un ritmo vivo. 2. Baile al compás de este ritmo, en el que los bailarines se colocan en fila agarrados por la cintura: Nos divierte bailar la conga …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • conga — [käŋ′gə] n. [AmSp (danza)Conga, Congo (dance) < Sp Congo,CONGO: from the assumed Afr orig. of the dance] 1. a Latin American dance of African origin with a repeated pattern of three steps followed by a kick: the dancers typically form a… …   English World dictionary

  • conga — [ко/нга] conga drum англ. [ко/нга драм] Congatrommel нем. [ко/нгатроммэль] конга, ударн. инструм. лат. амер. происхожд …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • conga — ► NOUN 1) a Latin American dance of African origin, performed by people in single file and consisting of three steps forward followed by a kick. 2) (also conga drum) a tall, narrow drum beaten with the hands. ORIGIN Spanish, from congo Congolese …   English terms dictionary

  • CONGA — Indiae intra Gangem oppid. Ptol …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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