Tango definition
To dance the tango.
verb
A dance of Argentine origin for couples in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
noun
The music for this dance.
noun
To perform this dance.
verb
Music for this dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
noun
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The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
noun
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To dance the tango.
verb
A dance for couples, originated in South America, with long gliding steps and dips.
noun
(slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.
verb
Origin of tango
- American Spanish possibly of Niger-Congo origin Ibibio tamgu to dance
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Argentine-Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance")).
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