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Congo¹
- /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkɔŋɡəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/ Australia
- /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˈkɔŋɡo/ Scotland
- /ˈkɒŋɡoː/ Wales
Sounds like Kongo · Rhymes with -ɒŋɡəʊ
Where it comes from
After Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (“hunter”). Compare Kongo dikongo (“spear”), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó.
proper noun Congo · the Congo · Congos · Kongo
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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).
Similar: Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, Zaire
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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).
Similar: Congo-Brazzaville, Congo Republic
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
Congo²
- /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkɔŋɡəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/ Australia
- /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˈkɔŋɡo/ Scotland
- /ˈkɒŋɡoː/ Wales
Sounds like Kongo · Rhymes with -ɒŋɡəʊ
Where it comes from
Clipping of Congregationalist + -o.
noun Congos · Kongo
- Congregationalist
Congo³
- /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkɔŋɡəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US
- /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/ Australia
- /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/ New Zealand
- /ˈkɔŋɡo/ Scotland
- /ˈkɒŋɡoː/ Wales
Sounds like Kongo · Rhymes with -ɒŋɡəʊ
proper noun Kongo
- A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
congo⁴
noun congos · congoes
- Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea.
congo⁵
interjection
- congratulations
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: french congo, congou, congo river, congou tea, congo-brazzaville, kinshasa, gabon, togo, zaire, brazzaville, angola, congolese, drc, bangui, leopoldville, kongo
Translations
Talk about this word "congo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/congo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. congo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/congo "congo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/congo.Cite this
@misc{congo_2026,
title = {congo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/congo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
