tango.
A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
Meaning & usage
A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
A piece of music suited to such a dance.
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”)).
To dance the tango.
To mingle or interact (with each other).
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).
Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
A target; an enemy.
Tango down!
Where this word comes from
From translingual Tango (representing the letter T), from English tango (see above).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.