TANGO

tango

(noun) a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

tango

(noun) music written in duple time for dancing the tango

tango

(verb) dance a tango

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

tango (plural tangos or tangoes)

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

A piece of music suited to such a dance.

The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

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

A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Verb

tango (third-person singular simple present tangoes, present participle tangoing, simple past and past participle tangoed)

To dance the tango.

(slang, intransitive) To mingle or interact (with each other).

Anagrams

• Atong, Tonga, on tag, tag on, tonga

Source: Wiktionary

Tan"go, n.; pl. Tangos (#). [Sp., a certain dance.] (a) A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps, including the cross step and turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is believed to have been in its original form a part of the fandango. (b) Any of various popular forms derived from this.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition