Congo
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/, /ˈkɔŋɡoʊ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ
- Homophone: Kongo
Etymology 1
editAfter Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (“hunter”). Compare Kongo dikongo (“spear”), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó.
Proper noun
editCongo or the Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
- Synonyms: Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, (formerly) Zaire
- Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
- Synonyms: Congo-Brazzaville, Congo Republic
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- A large river in Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcountry with Kinshasa as capital
country with Brazzaville as capital
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river
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
See also
editReferences
edithttps://www.kupsala.net/risto/kongo/kituba-english.html
Etymology 2
editClipping of Congregationalist + -o.
Noun
editCongo (plural Congos)
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:Congo.
See also
editAnagrams
editCatalan
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCongo m
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Derived terms
editCentral Nahuatl
editProper noun
editCongo
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
French
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCongo m
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Derived terms
editItalian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCongo m
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Congo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: Con‧go
Proper noun
editCongo m
- Ellipsis of República Democrática do Congo: Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Ellipsis of República do Congo: Congo, Congo Republic, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Derived terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editCongo m
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Usage notes
edit- Like in English, the definite article precedes Congo in Spanish (i.e. el Congo).
Related terms
editCategories:
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡəʊ
- Rhymes:English/ɒŋɡəʊ/2 syllables
- English terms with homophones
- English terms derived from Kongo
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- en:Countries in Africa
- en:Countries
- en:Republic of the Congo
- en:Regions of Africa
- en:Rivers in Africa
- English clippings
- English terms suffixed with -o
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English informal terms
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan terms with audio links
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan proper nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Countries in Africa
- ca:Countries
- ca:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ca:Republic of the Congo
- ca:Rivers in Africa
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Countries in Africa
- nhn:Countries
- nhn:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- nhn:Republic of the Congo
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Countries in Africa
- fr:Countries
- fr:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- fr:Republic of the Congo
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnɡo
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔnɡo/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Countries in Africa
- it:Countries
- it:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- it:Republic of the Congo
- it:Regions of Africa
- it:Rivers in Africa
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese ellipses
- pt:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- pt:Countries in Africa
- pt:Countries
- pt:Republic of the Congo
- pt:Regions of Africa
- pt:Rivers in Africa
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/onɡo
- Rhymes:Spanish/onɡo/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Countries in Africa
- es:Countries
- es:Democratic Republic of the Congo
- es:Republic of the Congo
- es:Rivers in Africa