Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dance of Argentine origin for couples in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
- noun The music for this dance.
- intransitive verb To perform this dance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun Any of various popular forms derived from this.
- noun a musical tune appropriate for this dance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Standard
ballroom dance in 4/4time ; or a social dance, theArgentine tango . - noun The letter T in the
ICAO spelling alphabet . - noun slang
enemy , used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation oftarget using theNATO phonetic alphabet . - noun A dark orange colour shade; deep
tangerine - verb To dance the tango.
- verb slang To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dance a tango
- noun music written in duple time for dancing the tango
- noun a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I began ballroom dance lessons three years ago and the tango is my favorite, especially the Argentine.
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For the characters who decamp from there to South America and for their descendants who later make the return trip, the tango is a leitmotif.
Cover to Cover 2008
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For the characters who decamp from there to South America and for their descendants who later make the return trip, the tango is a leitmotif.
Cover to Cover 2008
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The reptile and the male began to dance a certain Latin tango ...
The Perfidy Peckers 2010
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The picture has a lush look but sees no need to be epic in scope; the group dance scene with the tango is just as 'alive' as anything in a Visconti movie.
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Argentine tango is quite different from the ballroom-style tango I have been learning, but the idea of lead – follow is the same, regardless.
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Argentine tango is quite different from the ballroom-style tango I have been learning, but the idea of lead – follow is the same, regardless.
Archive 2005-11-01 2005
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Flowers and a drawing decorate a makeshift memorial to Latin American tango icon Carlos Gardel, at his tomb on the 75th the anniversary of his death, in Buenos Aires,
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Admirers of Latin American tango icon Carlos Gardel pay homage to the Latin
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Admirers of Latin American tango icon Carlos Gardel pay homage at his tomb on the 75th the anniversary of his death, in Buenos Aires, Thursday, June 24, 2010.
sionnach commented on the word tango
You think I could omit this from my Buenos Aires list?
Not just a member of the phonetic alphabet. So much more than that.
August 14, 2008
sionnach commented on the word tango
colores del tango
August 22, 2008
reesetee commented on the word tango
Wow! Beautiful photos, sionnach!
August 22, 2008