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tango
[ tang-goh ]
noun
- a ballroom dance of Latin American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- music for this dance.
- a word used in communications to represent the letter T.
verb (used without object)
- to dance the tango.
Tango
1/ ˈtæŋɡəʊ /
noun
- communications a code word for the letter t
tango
2/ ˈtæŋɡəʊ /
noun
- a Latin American dance in duple time, characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses
- a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
verb
- intr to perform this dance
tango
- A sensual ballroom dance that originated in South America in the early twentieth century.
Derived Forms
- ˈtangoist, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tango1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tango1
Example Sentences
With this study, they've moved from recording the soundtrack of a single bacterium to orchestrating their 'tango'.
He used a musical analogy: “The distance between the tango and salsa is enormous, but it’s all recognized as Latin American music,” he said.
He and Jones came joint second on the leaderboard on Saturday after performing the tango to Abba's Money, Money, Money.
On Saturday night, he and Jones performed a tango to the Abba song "Money, Money, Money" on the Strictly dancefloor with a desk as a part of the set.
What endures is the rasping byplay, the soaring exasperation, the tango of opposing temperaments finding fleeting common ground.
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