fandango

(fan daŋgō′)

noun pl. fandangos

  1. a lively Spanish dance in rhythm varying from slow to quick 3/4 time
  2. music for this
  3. a foolish act

Origin: Sp

See fandango in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. fan·dan·gos
  1. a. An animated Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time.
    b. A piece of music for this dance.
  2. Informal Nonsense; tomfoolery.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , possibly alteration of *fadango

Origin: , from fado

Origin: , from Portuguese, sad song; see fado

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