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FANDANGO
fandango
(noun) a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fandango (plural fandangos or fandangoes)
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina). [from mid 18th c.]
Coordinate term: bolero
A gathering for dancing; a ball.
(figurative) An unknown entity or contraption.
(color) A shade of red-violet.
Verb
fandango (third-person singular simple present fandangos, present participle fandangoing, simple past and past participle fandangoed)
(dance) To dance the fandango.
(figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.
Source: Wiktionary
Fan*dan"go, n.; pl. Fandangoes. Etym: [Sp. A name brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to Spain.]
1. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced.
2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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