tang

Meaning

Noun

1. A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
2. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
3. A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
4. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
5. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
6. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
7. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
8. Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.
9. A shuffleboard paddle.
10. (obsolete) Obsolete form of tongue.
11. Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.

Verb

1. To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.
2. To make a ringing sound; to ring.

Concepts

tang

flavor

smack

nip

savour

taste

relish

savor

zest

sea tangle

black rockweed

bladder fucus

bladderwrack

sapidity

odor

scent

tinge

clang

sea tang

Fucus serratus

serrated wrack

Fucus vesiculosus

piquance

piquancy

piquantness

tanginess

flavour

twang

kelp

sense of taste

feature

ring

jingle

penis

spout

sting

tongue

alga

horned pondweed

rockweed

prong

aftertaste

condiment

flavorer

flavourer

flavouring

jelly bean

seasoner

seasoning

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʰæŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English tange, variant of tonge (“tongs, fang”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Middle Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”).