Tang definition
An example of tang is to give a knife a sharp blade.
An example of tang is to ring a very loud bell.
An example of a tang is a blade on a chef's knife.
An example of a tang is a sharp lemony taste.
An example of Tang is a Chinese dynasty under which literature and art thrived.
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Noun
Origin of tang
- Middle English tange of Scandinavian origin Old Norse tangi point, sting
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Mandarin T´ng from Middle Chinese tfiaŋ to boast, great, Tang dynasty
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English tang (“serpent's tongue", "extension of blade"), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool"), perhaps related to tunga (“tongue"). But see also Old Dutch tanger (“sharp", "tart", "pinching")
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- Probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish tang (“seaweed"), Swedish tÃ¥ng, Icelandic þang
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- From Persian تنگ (tang, “narrow, tight").
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- From Mandarin 唐 (Táng).
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- From poontang by shortening
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- imitative
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