huapango

[wuh-pahng-goh, -pang-; Sp. wah-pahng-gaw]

hua·pan·go

[wuh-pahng-goh, -pang-; Sp. wah-pahng-gaw]
noun, plural hua·pan·gos [-gohz; Sp. -gaws] .
a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.

Origin:
< Mexican Spanish, after Huapango, town near Veracruz, Mexico, where this type of dance originated
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Huapango is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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