dingolay.
To perform a kind of lively dance with hand movements.
Meaning & usage
To perform a kind of lively dance with hand movements.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- Proto-Germanic *kringaną Proto-Germanic *kringazder. Old Dutch *kring Middle Dutch kring Middle Dutch crinkelenbor. Old French gringoller Middle French gringueler Middle French desgringueler French dégringolerder.? Kongo dyengulader. English dingolay From Kongo dyengula (“to gyrate the waist while dancing”), possibly from French dégringoler (“to fall down, tumble”).
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