Definitions for congas

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congas con·ga

Spelling: [kong-guh]

IPA: /ˈkɒŋ gə/

Congas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 106 anagrams from letters in congas (acgnos).

Definitions for congas

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 congas

Borrowed into English from Cuban Spanish around 1930-35

Examples for congas

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

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.

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