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Definitions for tangoˈtæŋ goʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

tan•goˈtæŋ goʊ(n.)(pl.)-gos

  1. (n.)a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps and poses.

    Category: Music and Dance

  2. music for this dance.

    Category: Music and Dance

  3. (v.i.)to dance the tango.

    Category: Music and Dance

Origin of tango:

1910–15; < AmerSp; Sp: a flamenco dance

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tango(noun)

    a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

  2. tango(verb)

    music written in duple time for dancing the tango

  3. tango(verb)

    dance a tango

Wiktionary

  1. tango(Noun)

    A Latin American ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.

  2. tango(Noun)

    The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

  3. tango(Noun)

    enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.

  4. tango(Verb)

    To dance the tango.

  5. tango(Verb)

    To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.

    6. Origin: Argentine- tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu).

Translations for tango

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tango(noun)

(music for) a type of South American dance.

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