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tango

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See also: Tango and tangó

Translingual

Noun

tango

  1. alternative letter-case form of Tango of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.

English

Etymology 1

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From Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æŋɡəʊ

Noun

tango (plural tangos or tangoes)

  1. (dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
  2. (dance) A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
  3. (music) A piece of music suited to such a dance.
  4. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine
    tango:  
Usage notes
  • The name of the flamenco dance may be written tangos.
Derived terms
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Verb

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

  1. To dance the tango.
  2. (slang, intransitive) To mingle or interact (with each other).
    • 2013, Kathy Casey, D'Lish Deviled Eggs, page 67:
      Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo.
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Etymology 2

From translingual Tango (representing the letter T), from English tango (see above).

Noun

tango (plural tangos or tangoes)

  1. (international standards) alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  3. (US, law enforcement, military slang) A target; an enemy.
    Tango down!
    • 2005, Charles W. Sasser, Detachment Delta: Operation Aces Wild, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 370:
      The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks.
    • 2017, Beth Rhodes, Strike Zone, →ISBN, page 210:
      The sharp crack of breaking glass preceded Emily's calm voice. "One tango dead and Marcus is down, John."
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Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngo
  • IPA(key): /taˈŋoʔ/ [taˈŋoʔ]

Noun

tangô

  1. a nod

Derived terms

  • magtango
  • tanguan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaŋo/ [ˈt̪a.ŋo]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngo

Noun

tango (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅᜓ)

  1. (anatomy) a tooth with a single cusp; a cuspid; a canine
    Coordinate terms: unto, bangkil, bag-ang
  2. (zoology) a fang; a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh or injecting venom
  3. (zoology) a tusk; one of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as a walrus, elephant or wild boar
  4. cog of gears

Derived terms

  • tang-an
  • tango sa baliw
  • tango sa linti

Verb

tango (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅᜓ)

  1. to nod
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Noun

tango n

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

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Danish

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Etymology

From Spanish tango.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanɡo/, [ˈtˢɑŋɡ̊o]

Noun

tango c (singular definite tangoen, plural indefinite tangoer)

  1. tango

Inflection

More information common gender, singular ...
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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋ.ɡoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tan‧go

Noun

tango m (plural tango's)

  1. tango (Argentine-Uruguayan dance and musical style)

Finnish

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Etymology

From Argentine-Spanish tango.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋːo/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ŋːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋːo
  • Syllabification(key): tan‧go
  • Hyphenation(key): tan‧go

Noun

tango

  1. tango

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

tango m (plural tangos)

  1. tango (dance)
  2. tango (music)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tango

Further reading

Galician

Verb

tango

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tanguer

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish tango.

Noun

tango m (plural tanghi)

  1. tango

Etymology 2

Verb

tango

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tangere

Further reading

  • tango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

tango

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たんご
  2. Rōmaji transcription of タンゴ

Latin

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Portuguese

Romanian

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Tagalog

Ternate

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