conga

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒŋɡə/    美 /ˈkɑŋɡə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
  2. 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.
    — The conga dance, with its long line that might eventually sweep in everybody in the place, and the kick on the fourth beat and the fruited headdress that were to become her trademarks.
动词 v.
  1. To dance the conga.

词形变化

congas plural congas present,singular,third-person congaing participle,present congaed participle,past congaed past

词汇关系

衍生词
conga drum conga line

词源

词源 1
For the dance:
* Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.
词源 2
For the dance:
* Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.
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