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CONGA

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single fileplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("conga" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Derivation:

conga (dance the conga)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Music composed for dancing the congaplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("conga" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Derivation:

conga (dance the conga)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance the congaplay

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "conga" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue conga


Derivation:

conga (a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file)

conga (music composed for dancing the conga)

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