tango
Americannoun
plural
tangos-
a ballroom dance of Latin American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
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music for this dance.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter T.
verb (used without object)
noun
noun
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a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
verb
Other Word Forms
- tangoist noun
Etymology
Origin of tango
First recorded in 1910–15; from Latin American Spanish, possibly from a Niger-Congo language such as Ibibio tamgu “to dance”
Example Sentences
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"So this tango will likely continue on for a while."
From BBC
He could move with the grace of the tango aficionado he became or with the slow, pained gait of the cancer-ridden editor he played in “The Paper.”
From Los Angeles Times
His other passions included football, the tango and the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a city he professed to love "more than any place else".
From BBC
Back in the actual 1990s, ice dancers cycled through traditional dances: samba, blues, polka, rumba, quickstep, tango, jive, paso doble, Viennese waltz.
Ellie was voted out in week six, Halloween week, after dancing a tango to Lady Gaga's Abracadabra.
From BBC
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