Tango meaning

tăng'gō
A dance of Argentine origin for couples in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
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The music for this dance.
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To perform this dance.
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Music for this dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
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To dance the tango.
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(1) An augmented reality platform. See Google Tango.
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A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
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The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
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(slang) Enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine.

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To dance the tango.
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(slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.
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A dance for couples, originated in South America, with long gliding steps and dips.
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Origin of tango

Argentine-Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance")).

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