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conger¹

  • /ˈkɒŋɡə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈkɑŋɡɚ/ US

Sounds like conga (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɒŋɡə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English congre, from Old French congre, from Latin conger, from Ancient Greek γόγγρος (góngros), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (“a lump, rounded object”).

noun congers

  1. Any of several scaleless marine eels, of the genus Conger, found in coastal waters The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep.

    Similar: conger eel

  2. historical A chain of booksellers.

Conger²

Where it comes from

Unexplained.

proper noun Congers

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable A city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.

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"conger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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conger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conger

Chicago

"conger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conger.

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@misc{conger_2026,
  title = {conger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}