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fandango

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fan·dan·go  (fn-dngg)
n. pl. fan·dan·gos
1.
a. An animated Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time.
b. A piece of music for this dance.
2. Informal Nonsense; tomfoolery.

[Spanish, possibly alteration of *fadango, from fado, from Portuguese, sad song; see fado.]

fandango [fænˈdæŋgəʊ]
n pl -gos
1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) an old Spanish courtship dance in triple time between a couple who dance closely and provocatively
2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
[from Spanish, of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fandango - a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
social dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion
Translations
fandango [fænˈdæŋgəʊ] N (fandangos (pl)) → fandango m
fandango [fænˈdæŋgəʊ] n (= dance) → fandango m
to do the fandango → danser le fandango
fandango
nFandango m
fandango [fænˈdæŋgəʊ] nfandango
fandango [fænˈdæŋgəʊ] nfandango


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But what mainly occasioned a righteous indignation was, that the scoundrelly popinjay, while he cut a fandango here, and a whirligig there, did not seem to have the remotest idea in the world of such a thing as keeping time in his steps.
I'd just got a letter from her, begging as usual for me to come home and hinting as usual about the dangers of an unmarried man like me running around loose in a country full of senoritas and fandangos.
 
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