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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
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