conga drum

ˈkɒŋɡə drʌm

Definition

Definition of conga drum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

musictall drum played with hands

She played the conga drum at the concert.
The conga drum added rhythm to the band.
He learned to play the conga drum in Cuba.

bongo

conga

drum

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Images of conga drum

tall drum played with hands

Expressions with conga

conga line

line of people dancing the conga

The party ended with a fun conga line.

dance the conga

perform the conga dance in a line or circle

We decided to dance the conga at the party.

do the conga

dance in a line with people holding each other

Let's do the conga at the party!

Expressions with drum

drum on

make a continuous tapping sound

He would drum on the table when he was bored.

drum into

teach something by repeating it many times

The teacher drummed the formula into the students' heads.

drum up

generate interest or support through effort

They drummed up support for the new policy.

drum out

force someone to leave a place or position

He was drummed out of the club for breaking the rules..

beat a drum

strike a drum to produce sound

The musician beat a drum during the concert.

beat like a drum

criticize someone harshly and repeatedly

The politician was beat like a drum by the media.

beat like a jungle drum

heart beating very fast and hard because of strong feeling

His heart beat like a jungle drum as he waited for the results.

march to one's own drum

act independently or differently from others, follow own ideas

She always marches to her own drum, ignoring peer pressure..

drum out of town

force someone to leave a place

The corrupt official was drummed out of town by angry citizens.

march to a different drum

act independently from others' expectations or norms

She always marches to a different drum at work.

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conguero

music

musician who plays the conga drum

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French:tambour conga, ...
German:Congatrommel, ...
Italian:tamburo conga, ...
Spanish:tambor de conga, ...
Portuguese:conga, ...
Chinese:康加鼓, ...
Japanese:コンガドラム, ...
Arabic:طَبْلَة كُونْغَا, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹף קוֹנְגָה, ...
Russian:конга, ...
Ukrainian:конга, ...
Hindi:कोंगा ड्रम, ...
Bengali:কঙ্গা ড্রাম, ...
Catalan:conga, ...
Czech:konga, ...
Danish:congatromme, ...
Dutch:conga, ...
Greek:κόνγκα, ...
Hungarian:kongadob, ...
Khmer:ស្គរកុងហ្គា, ...
Korean:콩가 드럼, ...
Persian:کنگا, ...
Polish:konga, ...
Portuguese (BR):tambor conga, ...
Romanian:tobă conga, ...
Swedish:kongatrumma, ...
Thai:กลองคองกา, ...
Turkish:konga davulu, ...
Vietnamese:trống conga, ...

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