Fandango Definition

făn-dănggō
fandangos
noun
A lively Spanish dance in rhythm varying from slow to quick 3/4 time.
Webster's New World
Music for this.
Webster's New World
Nonsense; tomfoolery.
American Heritage
A foolish act.
Webster's New World

A form of flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina)

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To dance the fandango.
Wiktionary
(figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Fandango

Noun

Singular:
fandango
Plural:
fandangoes, fandangos

Origin of Fandango

  • Spanish possibly alteration of fadango from fado from Portuguese sad song fado

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish fandango.

    From Wiktionary

Fandango Sentence Examples

  • He was a talented musician, and could do a fine fandango.

  • Designer Tim Schafer spent over a decade at LucasArts creating games like Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, and Day of the Tentacle.

  • The Pandango di Silaw also follows that kind of a beat, but at a much faster pace, and is done in a "flamenco" style - in fact, the name comes from the Spanish fandango.

  • Fandango is the largest online movie ticket provider.

  • Their website is a full service affair, offering everything from movie trailers and previews to movie reviews (written both by customers and Fandango staff), movie charts, and of course, scheduling and tickets for most movie theaters.

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