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tango.

A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation[ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯]Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/General-American[ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯]General-American
  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

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/Received-Pronunciation[ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯]Received-Pronunciation/ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/General-American[ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯]General-American
  1. To dance the tango.

  2. To mingle or interact (with each other).

    intransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

    alt-of
  2. A target; an enemy.

    US · slang
    Tango down!
Where this word comes from

From translingual Tango (representing the letter T), from English tango (see above).

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