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  • noun Plural form of tango.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tango.

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Examples

  • There is a free concert at Dolores Park at 4PM today Sunday with Gaffigan and the Symphony playing Falla's "The Three Cornered Hat" along with Piazzola tangos, which is highly recommended.

    Archive 2007-07-01 sfmike 2007

  • There is a free concert at Dolores Park at 4PM today Sunday with Gaffigan and the Symphony playing Falla's "The Three Cornered Hat" along with Piazzola tangos, which is highly recommended.

    Gaffigan and Denk at Summer in The City sfmike 2007

  • ERRI analysts expect the "tangos" to attempt to use one in the foreseeable future.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • The band disgorged its voltaic music—a far cry from the formal waltzes, one-steps, tangos, and fox-trots to which New York had been accustomed.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Not an easy thing to do, and not an existential threat to anyone but the tangos that want to make it happen … mikey

    The Road Goes Ever Onward | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Walk along Avenida Corrientes, where old tangos play in every bookshop, and stop at music store Zivals V Callao 395, +54 115 128 7500, tangostore.com.

    Insider's guide to musical pilgrimages: Country, soul, blues, folk, world music 2011

  • That silly certificate means nothing; and as to South Carolina, they can run themselves with vigilantes for a couple of days while Señor Romeo tangos with Señorita Julieta, so who needs a governor?

    Republican calls for investigations into Sanford 2009

  • Originally "Otoño" was written as a free form lyrical piece, but later I had the idea to make it more like a classic Spanish "tangos" rhythm with the palmas, cajon and voice.

    Joseph Vella: Interview: Vince Mendoza (Jazz Composer Extraordinaire) Joseph Vella 2011

  • And while deejays-of-the-moment dominate nightlife, at shocking hours of the day cafés fill with dignified regulars sipping Scotch while the melodies of old tangos whisper in the breeze.

    Tango and Cash Katy McLaughlin 2011

  • But the big questions revolve around whether NBC gets compelling performances from potential U.S. standouts — such as Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, speedskater Apolo Ohno, snowboarder Shaun White and the men's hockey team — to attract viewers to events that don't involve ice dancing tangos or landing triple Salchows to Tchaikovsky.

    NBC peacock eager to spread influence 2010

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