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.
Etymology: Amer. Sp. f. Sp. conga (fem.) of the Congo