Congo

See also: congo and Congó

English

Alternative forms

• Kongo

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔŋɡəw/

  • Audio (Standard Southern British):

    (file)

• (US)
  • (without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/, /ˈkɔŋɡoʊ/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔŋɡo/
• (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡoː/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ
• Homophone: Kongo

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Congo or the Congo (plural Congos)

2. 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

4. 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

6. A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
8. 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.

Derived terms

• Belgian Congo (historical, mostly overlapping with DRC territory)
• Chicongo
• Chimpcongo
• Congo Cay
• Congo eel
• Congo golden mole
• Congolese
• Congolian
• Congo moorchat
• Congo moor chat
• Congo red
• Congo-Saharan
• Congo snake
• Congo trypanosomiasis
• Middle Congo
• West Benue-Congo

Translations

Congo, ambiguously

• Arabic: اَلْكُونْغُو m (al-kūnḡū)
• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܿܢܓܘܿ f (kōngō)

• Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo)
• Burmese: ကွန်ဂို (kwan-gui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 剛果 / 刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ)

• Corsican: Congu m
• Czech: Kongo (cs)
• Dutch: Congo (nl) n
• Finnish: Kongo (fi)
• French: Congo (fr) m
• Georgian: კონგო (ḳongo)
• German: Kongo (de) m
• Greek: Κονγκό (el) n (Kongkó)
• Hausa: Kwango, Kongo
• Hebrew: קונגו (kongo)
• Hindi: कांगो (kāṅgo)
• Hungarian: Kongó (hu)
• Interlingua: Congo
• Irish: An Congó m
• Italian: Congo (it)
• Japanese: コンゴ (ja) (Kongo)
• Kalenjin: Kongo
• Kamba: Kongo
• Khmer: កុងហ្គោ (konggoo)
• Kikuyu: Kongo
• Korean: 콩고 (ko) (Konggo), 꽁고 (ko) (Kkonggo) (North Korea)
• Lao: ຄອງໂກ (khǭng kō)
• Lithuanian: Kongas (lt) m
• Luhya: Kongo
• Luo: Kongo
• Māori: Kōngo
• Meru: Kongo
• Norman: Congo m
• Persian: کنگو (fa) (kongo)
• Polish: Kongo (pl)
• Portuguese: Congo (pt) m
• Romanian: Congo (ro)
• Russian: Ко́нго (ru) f (Kóngo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ко̏нго m

  Latin: Kȍngo (sh) m

• Sicilian: Concu m
• Spanish: Congo (es) m
• Tagalog: Konggo
• Thai: คองโก (th) (kɔng-goo)
• Turkish: Kongo (tr)
• Vietnamese: Công-gô
• Yoruba: Kóngò

Democratic Republic of the Congo — see Democratic Republic of the Congo,‎ Congo-Kinshasa

Republic of the Congo — see Republic of the Congo,‎ Congo-Brazzaville

river

• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟܘܿܢܓܘܿ m (kōngō)

• Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 剛果河 / 刚果河 (zh) (Gāngguǒ hé)

• Czech: Kongo (cs)
• Danish: Congofloden, Zaïrefloden
• Dutch: Kongo (nl) f, Congo (nl) f
• 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

  Latin: 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.

See also

• El Congo

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Congo

1. A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Anagrams

• cogon

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈkuŋ.ɡu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkoŋ.ɡo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkoŋ.ɡu]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Congo m

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. 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)

Derived terms

• congolès
• República del Congo
• República Democràtica del Congo

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Congo

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Kongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɣoː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Con‧go

Proper noun

Congo n

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Coordinate terms

• Zaïre (historical)

Derived terms

• (historical) Belgisch-Congo
• Congo-Brazzaville
• Congo-Kinshasa
• Congolees
• Democratische Republiek Congo
• Republiek Congo

Proper noun

Congo f

1. 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)

Further reading

• “Congo” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
• Congo on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ɡo/

• Audio (France (Paris)):

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• Audio (France):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Proper noun

Congo m (plural Congos)

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Derived terms

• Congo belge
• Congo-Brazzaville
• Congo-Kinshasa
• congolais
• Congolais, Congolaise
• République Démocratique du Congo
• République du Congo
• tout ça ne nous rendra pas le Congo

Descendants

• → Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo)

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo)
4. 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)

Derived terms

• Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Anagrams

• cogno

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ɡu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ɡu/

• Rhymes: -õɡu
• Hyphenation: Con‧go

Proper noun

Congo m

1. 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)
2. Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo)
3. 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)
4. 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)

Derived terms

• congolês

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. 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)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• mochuelo del Congo

Related terms

• congolés
• República del Congo
• República Democrática del Congo

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French Congo.

Proper noun

Congo

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. 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)

Synonyms

• Công-gô

Welsh

Etymology

From Kongo nkongo (“hunter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔŋɡɔ/

Proper noun

y Congo m

1. Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. 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)

Related terms

• Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo (“Democratic Republic of the Congo”)
• Gweriniaeth y Congo (“Republic of the Congo”)