congo Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    Zaire; Belgian Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  2. noun a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
    Zaire River; Congo River.
  3. noun a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
    Republic of the Congo; French Congo.
  4. noun black tea grown in China
    congou; congou tea; English breakfast tea.

WordNet

Con"gou, Con"go noun (Also<
  • Congou
  • Congo
)
Etymology
Chin. kung-foo labor.
Definitions
  1. Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
    Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the "well worked", a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term "English breakfast tea." S. W. Williams.

Webster 1913