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English

Etymology 1

From French conge, from Latin congius

Alternative forms

• congy

Noun

conge (plural conges)

1. (historical units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of congius: one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces)

Etymology 2

Accentless form of congé, q.v.

Noun

conge (plural conges)

1. (architecture) Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto.
2. Alternative form of congee: a leavetaking, a farewell, in various senses; a bow, curtsey, or other similar gesture, whether in farewell or not.

Verb

conge (third-person singular simple present conges, present participle conging or congeing, simple past and past participle conged)

1. Synonym of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, to curtsey, etc.

References

• "† conge, n.¹", "congee | congé, n.²", & "congee | congé, v." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 1891.
• "CONGE", "To CO?NGE", & "CO?NGE" in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language.
• conge at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Genco, Gonce, cogen, genco

English

Etymology

For the dance:

• Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being assumedly of sub-Saharan African origin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k????/
• (US) enPR: käng?g?, IPA^(key): /?k????/
• Rhymes: -????
• Homophone: conger (non-rhotic accents)

Noun

conga (plural congas)

1. (music) A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
2. (dance) 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. [from 1935]

Derived terms

• conga line

Translations

Verb

conga (third-person singular simple present congas, present participle congaing, simple past and past participle congaed)

1. To dance the conga.

See also

• bunny hop

Further reading

• conga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• conga line on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cogan

Dutch

Etymology

Likely borrowed from English conga, from Spanish conga, from Congo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??.?a?/
• Hyphenation: con?ga

Noun

conga f (plural conga's)

1. (music) A conga (tall, narrow Cuban hand drum used in pairs).
2. (music, uncountable) Conga (Cuban march music and dance style).

French

Noun

conga f (plural congas)

1. conga (dance)

Further reading

• “conga” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cogna

Romanian

Etymology

From French conga.

Noun

conga f (uncountable)

1. conga (drum)
2. conga (dance)

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kon?a/, [?kõ?.?a]

Noun

conga f (plural congas)

1. conga (dance)