conga
/ˈkɑŋɡə/
verb
- To dance the conga.
- We congaed through the living room, bumping into furniture.
- She loves to conga at festivals whenever she hears the drums.
- The guests congaed across the dance floor to the upbeat music.
noun
- A tall, narrow drum played with the hands, originating in Latin American music.
- The band's conga player added a deep, pulsing beat to the song.
- The musician played a lively rhythm on the conga during the parade.
- She learned to play the conga in her school's music class.
- A dance performed in a line, with dancers holding onto the person in front and moving in a rhythmic, shuffling step.
- At the party, everyone joined a conga line that snaked through the room.
- The children learned the conga at summer camp and danced around the field.
- They formed a conga at the wedding reception, laughing and kicking their legs.