Definitions for conga

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conga con·ga

Spelling: [kong-guh]

IPA: /ˈkɒŋ gə/

Conga is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in conga (acgno).

Definitions for conga

noun

1. a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
2. the music for this dance.
3. Also called conga drum. a tall, conical, Afro-Cuban drum played with the hands.

verb (used without object)

1. to dance a conga.

Origin of conga

Borrowed into English from Cuban Spanish around 1930-35

Examples for conga

As the last of a conga line of doctors administering to Jackson, he is the most logical loser of smoking gun musical chairs.

By now, everyone has seen the startling photos and video of the conga line of climbers ascending Everest earlier this month.

But the minute you file, the conga line dancing up the street to your competitors really gets going.

That man has been following me like a conga partner all afternoon.