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tang

1

[ tang ]

noun

  1. a strong taste or flavor.

    Synonyms: savor

  2. the distinctive flavor or quality of a thing.
  3. a pungent or distinctive odor.
  4. a touch or suggestion of something; slight trace.

    Synonyms: hint, taste

  5. a long and slender projecting strip, tongue, or prong forming part of an object, as a chisel, file, or knife, and serving as a means of attachment for another part, as a handle or stock.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with a tang.

tang

2

[ tang ]

noun

  1. a sharp ringing or twanging sound; clang.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to ring or twang; clang.

T'ang

3
or Tang

[ tahng ]

noun

  1. a dynasty in China, a.d. 618–907, marked by territorial expansion, the invention of printing, and the high development of poetry.

Tang

1

/ tæŋ /

noun

  1. the imperial dynasty of China from 618–907 ad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


tang

2

/ tæŋ /

noun

  1. a strong taste or flavour

    the tang of the sea

  2. a pungent or characteristic smell

    the tang of peat fires

  3. a trace, touch, or hint of something

    a tang of cloves in the apple pie

  4. the pointed end of a tool, such as a chisel, file, knife, etc, which is fitted into a handle, shaft, or stock
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tang1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English tange “tongue of a snake, projection on a tool,” perhaps from Old Norse tangi “projection, headland, tang of a blade”

Origin of tang2

First recorded in 1660–70; imitative; ting 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tang1

C14: from Old Norse tangi point; related to Danish tange point, spit
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Example Sentences

Sriracha works beautifully in its place, lending a fermented tang compared with chili-garlic’s bright, fresh heat, or you could try it with whatever hot sauce you have.

Served warm, testers noticed a subtle yeast tang and liked that “it was smoother than the others we tried.”

I use sugar sparingly, adding just enough so the cake registers as a true dessert while maintaining a gentle yogurt-y tang.

A quick peanut sauce and crunchy bok choy give this tofu sheet-pan dinner tang and textureBuying and storing.

If the sauce is too sour, add the sugar or honey to take the edge off the tang.

Do you have a favorite Wu-Tang memory—any crazy shenanigans you got into?

Who would picture Wu-Tang doing slapstick comedy in primetime on Fox?

The tomatoes' crunch and tang add new dimensions of delight.

As far as we know, the earliest frozen dairy treat was made in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).

Outside, Matt Schultz supporters in Boy Scout uniforms made pancakes and handed out cups of Tang.

Without thinking what he was doing, he slipped the tang into a hollow reed which he picked up from the ground.

Musakit ang pus-un ug dúgay tang walà kaihì, Your lower stomach hurts if you go long without urinating.

Grind the base of the tang into a knife blade for sharpening pencils, shaving chalk, opening envelopes, etc.

A piece of rubber stuck on the tang end answers the double purpose of a protector and eraser.

He remembered dates, historical associations, little incidents that had occurred and that had the foreign tang.

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