Tango Definition

tănggō
tangos
noun
A dance for couples, originated in South America, with long gliding steps and dips.
Webster's New World
Music for this dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
Webster's New World
The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
Wiktionary

(slang) Enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Wiktionary

A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine.

Wiktionary
verb
To dance the tango.
Webster's New World
(slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.
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Other Word Forms of Tango

Noun

Singular:
tango
Plural:
tangoes, tangos

Origin of Tango

  • Argentine-Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance")).

    From Wiktionary

  • American Spanish possibly of Niger-Congo origin Ibibio tamgu to dance

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

Tango Sentence Examples

  • At the Sunday flea market, you can see the tango performed.

  • Featuring a diverse range of musical styles including jazz, Argentinean tango, Brazilian samba, classical, ragtime and Klezmer.

  • There are moments of (almost) Massive Attack and others of more traditional Argentinian tango.

  • The play is done in a neoclassical ballet style with motifs and elements of the argentine tango and some jazz and ethno elements.

  • The early tango was accompanied by mixes of African drumming rhythms, Spanish and Italian melodies.

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Words Starting With

TTATAN

Words Ending With

OGONGO

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Words Starting With T and Ending With O

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With T5 Letter Words Ending With O