tango

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3, transitive) to touch, grasp
2. (conjugation-3, transitive) to reach, arrive at, come to a place
3. (conjugation-3, transitive) to attain to
4. (conjugation-3, transitive) to subtract, rob
5. (conjugation-3, transitive) to strike, beat, knock
6. (conjugation-3, transitive) to move, affect, influence
7. (conjugation-3, transitive) to bewitch, enchant, charm
8. (conjugation-3, transitive) to come home to

Concepts

touch

besprinkle

affect

cash

💸

abut

concern

move

set up

collect

adjoin

Synonyms

attingo

taxo

Translations

toucher

berühren

tocar

aanraken

αγγίζω

toccare

beroeren

tocar

anrühren

tocar

raken

tocar

afectar

afectar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtaŋ.ɡoː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-. Cognate with Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō), τεταγών (tetagṓn), Old English þaccian (“to touch, pat”). More at thack, thwack.