huapango

[ wuh-pahng-goh, -pang-; Spanish wah-pahng-gaw ]

noun

, plural hua·pan·gos [w, uh, -, pahng, -gohz, -, pang, -, wah-, pahng, -gaws].

1. a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.

Word History and Origins

Origin of huapango¹

< Mexican Spanish, after Huapango, town near Veracruz, Mexico, where this type of dance originated