CONGA

n. & v. --n. 1 a Latin-American dance of African origin, usu. with several persons in a single line, one behind the other. 2 (also conga drum) a tall, narrow, low-toned drum beaten with the hands. --v.intr. (congas, congaed or conga'd, congaing) perform the conga. [Amer. Sp. f. Sp. conga (fem.) of the Congo]