tango

Noun

1. A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
2. A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
3. A piece of music suited to such a dance.
4. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Verb

1. To dance the tango.
2. (intransitive, slang) To mingle or interact (with each other).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtæŋɡəʊ/

Etymology

Cognate with Ibibio: tamgu

In summary

From Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

Synonyms

dance form

Translations

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ταγκό

stampen

تانجو

Teruel

bailar tango

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