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tan⋅go
[tang-goh] 
noun, plural -gos, verb, -goed, -go⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses. |
| 2. | music for this dance. |
| 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter T. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to dance the tango. |
Origin:
1910–15; < AmerSp < ?
1910–15; < AmerSp < ?
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| tan·go (tāng'gō) n. pl. tan·gos
To perform this dance. [American Spanish, possibly of Niger-Congo origin; akin to Ibibio tamgu, to dance.] tan'go·like' adj. |
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Tango
Tan"go\, n.; pl. Tangos. [Sp., a certain dance.] (a) A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps, including the cross step and turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is believed to have been in its original form a part of the fandango. (b) Any of various popular forms derived from this.
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Language Translation for : Tango
Spanish:
tango,
German:
der Tango,
Japanese:
タンゴ
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tango
syncopated ballroom dance, 1913, from Argentine Sp. tango, originally the name of an African-American drum dance, probably from a Niger-Congo language (cf. Ibibio tamgu "to dance"). Phrase it takes two to tango was a song title from 1952.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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