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tango en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯] (General-American) without æ-raising
• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʉ̯] (Australia)
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʉ̯/ (Australia)
• audio
• [ˈtʰɛ̃ŋɡoʊ̯] æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡɐ̞ʉ̯] (Australia)
• [ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡɔʊ̯] (General-American) without æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̝ŋɡɔʊ̯/ (General-American) without æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/ (General-American) without æ-raising
• [ˈteɪ̯ŋɡoʊ̯] æ-raising
• /ˈtɛ̃ŋɡoʊ̯/ æ-raising
• /ˈteɪ̯ŋɡoʊ̯/ æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡɐ̞ʉ̯/ (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

Meanings

1. A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
2. A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
3. A piece of music suited to such a dance.
4. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Forms

Deriveds

horizontal tango · electrotango · tangoist · tango uniform · wango tango · neotango · tangolike

Translations (23)

ja タンゴ (ballroom dance) · cmn 探戈舞 (ballroom dance) · ca tango (ballroom dance) · ar تَانْغُو (ballroom dance) · pt tango (ballroom dance) · tr tango (ballroom dance) · gl tango (ballroom dance) · fr tango (ballroom dance) · ko 탱고 (ballroom dance) · fi tango (ballroom dance) · lt tango (ballroom dance) · hu tangó (ballroom dance) · ga tangó (ballroom dance) · cs tango (ballroom dance) · es tango (ballroom dance) · tl tanggo (ballroom dance) · sk tango (ballroom dance) · he טנגו (ballroom dance) · ar تَانْغُو (ballroom dance) · hy տանգո (ballroom dance) · pl tango (ballroom dance) · ru та́нго (ballroom dance) · de Tango (ballroom dance)

tango en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯] (General-American) without æ-raising
• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʉ̯] (Australia)
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʉ̯/ (Australia)
• audio
• [ˈtʰɛ̃ŋɡoʊ̯] æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡɐ̞ʉ̯] (Australia)
• [ˈtʰæ̝ŋɡɔʊ̯] (General-American) without æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̝ŋɡɔʊ̯/ (General-American) without æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/ (General-American) without æ-raising
• [ˈteɪ̯ŋɡoʊ̯] æ-raising
• /ˈtɛ̃ŋɡoʊ̯/ æ-raising
• /ˈteɪ̯ŋɡoʊ̯/ æ-raising
• /ˈtæ̞ŋɡɐ̞ʉ̯/ (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

Meanings

1. To dance the tango.
2. (intransitive, slang) To mingle or interact (with each other).
   • Creamy cheese, tangy-sweet peppers, and a hit of heat tango in this sexy deviled-egg combo. 2013, Kathy Casey, D'Lish Deviled Eggs, page 67:

Forms

Relateds

it takes two to tango

tango en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From translingual Tango (representing the letter T), from English tango (see above).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, qualifier:international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
   alt of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet
2. (US, slang) A target; an enemy.
   • The sharp crack of breaking glass preceded Emily's calm voice. "One tango dead and Marcus is down, John." 2017, Beth Rhodes, Strike Zone, →ISBN, page 210:
   • The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks. 2005, Charles W. Sasser, Detachment Delta: Operation Aces Wild, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 370:
   • Tango down!
   • Knight, your flight plan is set. It'll be a two-hour trip to the tango, flying tea-kettle. 2015 November 23, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, “Dulcinea”, in The Expanse, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Ade Nygaard (Kristen Hager):

Forms

Deriveds

whiskey tango foxtrot

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