Congo

Congo

See also: congo and Congó

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ
• Homophone: Kongo

Etymology 1

After Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (hunter). Compare dikongo (spear), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó.

Proper noun

Congo

1. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of the Congo. Capital: Brazzaville.
2. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
3. 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.

Synonyms

• (country with Brazzaville as capital): Congo-Brazzaville
• (country with Kinshasa as capital): Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, (formerly) Zaire, Former Zaire

Derived terms

• Congolese

Translations

country with Brazzaville as capital

Arabic: الْكُونْغُو‎ f (al-kūnḡū) Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo) Bengali: কঙ্গো (kôṅgo) Burmese: ကွန်ဂို (kwan-gui) Chinese: Mandarin: 剛果布／刚果布 (Gāngguǒ-Bù), 剛果／刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 剛果共和國／刚果共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ gònghéguó) Czech: Kongo (cs) Danish: Congo, Republikken Congo Dutch: Kongo (nl), Kongo-Brazzaville (nl) Esperanto: Kongo-Brazavilo, Kongolo-Brazavilo Estonian: Kongo (et), Kongo-Brazzaville, Brazzaville’i Kongo Faroese: Kongo-Brazzaville n Finnish: Kongo (fi) French: Congo (fr) m Georgian: კონგო (ḳongo) German: Kongo (de) m, Republik Kongo (de) f Greek: Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (el) f (Dimokratía tou Kongkó) Hausa: Kwango, Kongo Hebrew: קונגו‎ (kongo) Hindi: कांगो (kāṅgo) Hungarian: Kongó (hu), Kongói Köztársaság (hu) Interlingua: Congo Irish: Poblacht an Chongó f, An Congó m Italian: Congo (it), Repubblica del Congo, Congo-Brazzaville Japanese: コンゴ (ja) (Kongo), コンゴ共和国 (ja) (Kongo kyōwakoku) Kalenjin: Kongo Kamba: Kongo Khmer: កុងហ្គោ (konggoo) Kikuyu: Kongo Korean: 콩고 (ko) (Konggo), 콩고 공화국 (Konggo gonghwaguk) Lao: ຄອງໂກ (khǭng kō) Luhya: Kongo Luo: Kongo Macedonian: Конго-Бразавил m (Kongo-Brazavil), Република Конго f (Republika Kongo) Maori: Kōngo Meru: Kongo Navajo: Kéyah Káango Náhookǫsjí Siʼánígíí Norman: Congo m Persian: کنگو‎ (fa) (kongo), جمهوری کنگو‎ (jomhuri-ye kongo) Polish: Kongo (pl), Kongo (Brazzaville) (colloquial) Portuguese: Congo-Brazzaville (pt), República do Congo (pt) f Romanian: Congo (ro), Congo-Brazzaville (ro), Republica Congo f Russian: Ко́нго (ru) m (Kóngo), Респу́блика Ко́нго (ru) f (Respúblika Kóngo) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Ко̏нго m, Ко̏нго-Бразавил m, Репу̀блика Ко̏нго f Roman: Kȍngo (sh) m, Kȍngo-Brazavil m, Repùblika Kȍngo f Spanish: Congo (es) m Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kongo Swedish: Kongo-Brazzaville (sv), Republiken Kongo (sv) Tagalog: Konggo Thai: คองโก (th) (kɔng-goo) Turkish: Kongo (tr), Kongo Cumhuriyeti (tr) Vietnamese: Công-gô, Cộng hoà Công-gô Yoruba: Kóngò

country with Kinshasa as capital

Arabic: اَلْكُونْغُو‎ m (al-kūnḡū) Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo) Burmese: ကွန်ဂို (kwan-gui) Chinese: Mandarin: 剛果金／刚果金 (Gāngguǒ-Jīn), 剛果／刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 民主剛果／民主刚果 (Mínzhǔ Gāngguǒ), 剛果民主共和國／刚果民主共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ mínzhǔ gònghéguó), 扎伊爾／扎伊尔 (zh) (Zháyī'ěr), 剛果（金）／刚果（金） Corsican: Congu m Czech: Kongo (cs) Danish: Demokratiske Republik Congo (da) Dutch: Kongo (nl) Esperanto: Kongo-Kinŝasa Estonian: Kongo DV, Kongo-Kinshasa, Kinshasa Kongo Faroese: Kongo-Kinshasa n Finnish: Kongo (fi) French: Congo (fr) m, Zaïre (fr) m Georgian: კონგო (ḳongo) German: Kongo (de) m, Demokratische Republik Kongo (de) f, Zaire Greek: Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (el) f (Laïkí Dimokratía tou Kongkó) Hebrew: קונגו‎ (kongo), הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו‎ (ha'republika ha'demokrat'it shel kongo) Hindi: कांगो (kāṅgo) Hungarian: Kongó (hu), Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság (hu) Interlingua: Congo Irish: Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó f, An Congó m Italian: Congo (it), Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Congo-Kinshasa Japanese: コンゴ (ja) (Kongo), コンゴ民主共和国 (ja) (Kongo minshu kyōwakoku), ザイール (Zaīru) Khmer: កុងហ្គោ (konggoo) Korean: 콩고 (ko) (Konggo), 콩고 민주 공화국 (Konggo minju gonghwaguk) Lao: ຄອງໂກ (khǭng kō) Macedonian: Конго-Кинша́са (Kongo-Kinšása), Демократска Република Конго f (Demokratska Republika Kongo) Navajo: Kéyah Káango Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí Norman: Congo m Persian: کنگو‎ (fa) (kongo), جمهوری دموکراتیک کنگو‎ (jomhuri-ye demokrâtik kongo) Polish: Demokratyczna Republika Konga (pl) f Portuguese: Congo-Kinshasa (pt), República Democrática do Congo (pt) f Romanian: Congo (ro), Congo-Kinshasa (ro), Republica Democrată Congo f Russian: Ко́нго (ru) f (Kóngo), Заи́р (ru) m (Zaír), Демократи́ческая Респу́блика Ко́нго (ru) f (Demokratíčeskaja Respúblika Kóngo), Ко́нго-Кинша́са f (Kóngo-Kinšása) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Ко̏нго-Киншаса f, Демо̀кратска̄ Репу̀блика Ко̏нго f Roman: Kȍngo-Kinšasa f, Demòkratskā Repùblika Kȍngo f Sicilian: Concu m Spanish: República Democrática del Congo (es) f Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (sw) Swedish: Kongo-Kinshasa (sv), Demokratiska Republiken Kongo (sv) Thai: คองโก (th) (kɔng-goo) Turkish: Kongo (tr), Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti (tr) Vietnamese: Công-gô, Cộng hoà Dân chủ Công-gô

river

Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo) Chinese: Mandarin: 剛果河／刚果河 (zh) (Gāngguǒ hé) Czech: Kongo (cs) Danish: Congofloden, Zaïrefloden Dutch: Kongo (nl) Esperanto: Kongo Estonian: Kongo (et) Faroese: Kongo f, Kongoá f Finnish: Kongo (fi), Kongojoki French: Congo (fr) m German: Kongo (de) m Greek: Κονγκό (el) n (Kongkó) Hebrew: קונגו‎ (qongo) Hungarian: Kongó (hu) Interlingua: Congo Irish: An Congó m Italian: Congo (it) Japanese: コンゴ (ja) (Kongo) Kongo: Nzâdi Kôngo Korean: 콩고 (ko) (Konggo) Lingala: ebale Kongó, ebale Kɔ́ngɔ Macedonian: Конго n (Kongo) Norman: Congo m Persian: کنگو‎ (fa) (kongo) Polish: Kongo (pl) n Portuguese: Congo (pt) m Romanian: Congo (ro) n Russian: Ко́нго (ru) m (Kóngo) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Ко̏нго m Roman: Kȍngo (sh) m Spanish: Congo (es) m Swahili: mto wa Kongo class m-mi, Kongo (sw) Swedish: Kongo (sv) Turkish: Kongo (tr) Vietnamese: sông Công-gô

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Breton: (please verify) Kongo Latin: (please verify) Congum

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world

References

https://www.kupsala.net/risto/kongo/kituba-english.html

Etymology 2

Clipping of Congregationalist +‎ -o.

Noun

Congo (plural Congos)

1. (informal) Congregationalist

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Congo.

Anagrams

• cogon

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkoŋ.ɡo/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkoŋ.ɡu/

• Audio (Valencian)

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Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (a river in Central Africa)
2. Congo (a region of Central Africa)
3. Congo (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• congolès
• República del Congo
• República Democràtica del Congo

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Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Congo

1. Congo (a country in Africa)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ɡo/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Kinshasa (a country in Central Africa)
2. Congo Republic, Republic of the Congo, Congo-Brazzaville (a country in Central Africa)

Derived terms

• Congo belge
• congolais
• République Démocratique du Congo
• République du Congo
• tout ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn.ɡo/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔnɡo
• Hyphenation: Còn‧go

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (river)
2. Congo (region)
3. Congo (country)

Derived terms

• Repubblica Democratica del Congo

References

1. Congo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• cogno

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ɡu/

• Hyphenation: Con‧go

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (a river in central Africa)
2. Clipping of República do Congo.
3. Clipping of República Democrática do Congo.

Derived terms

• congolês

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkonɡo/ [ˈkõŋ.ɡo]
• Rhymes: -onɡo
• Syllabification: Con‧go

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital)
2. Congo (country with Kinshasa as capital)
3. Congo (river)

Usage notes

Like in English, the definite article precedes Congo in Spanish (i.e. el Congo).

Related terms

• congolés
• República del Congo
• República Democrática del Congo