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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tanguer.

to touch

7 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/taŋˈɡeɾ/
  1. to touch

    archaic
  2. to grab

    dated
  3. to ring a bell

    dated
  4. to play a musical instrument

    dated
    O que baila sin tanguer, ou è tolo ou quere ser.
  5. to goad, to steer

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tanger (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tango. Cognate of Portuguese tanger and Spanish tañer.

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