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tango
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tan·go  (tngg)
n. pl. tan·gos
1. A Latin American ballroom dance in 2/4 or 4/4 time.
2. The music for this dance.
intr.v. tan·goed, tan·go·ing, tan·gos
To perform this dance.

[American Spanish, possibly of Niger-Congo origin; akin to Ibibio tamgu, to dance.]

tango·like adj.

tango
Noun
pl -gos
1. a Latin-American dance characterized by long gliding steps and sudden pauses
2. music for this dance
Verb
[-going, -goed]
to perform this dance [American Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tangotango - a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
ballroom dance, ballroom dancing - any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
2.tango - music written in duple time for dancing the tango
dance music - music to dance to
Verb1.tango - dance a tango
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
Translations

tango [ˈtæŋgəu] ntango
tango [ˈtæŋgəu] ntango m
tango [ˈtæŋgəu] nTango m
tango [ˈtæŋgəu] ntango

tango
n tango [ˈtӕŋgou]
(music for) a type of South American dance. tango تانْغو: رَقْصَة التانْغو тaнгo tango tango der Tango ταγκό tango tango تانگو tango tango טַנגוֹ एक प्रकार का नृत्य दक्षिण अमरीका का tango tangó tango tangó tango タンゴ 탱고를 추다 tango tango tango tango tango tango tango tango танго tango tango tango tango การเต้นแทงโก้ tango 探戈舞 танго جنوبي افريقہ کا ايک رقص nhảy tăng gô
v3rd person singular present tense ˈtangos : past tense, past participle ˈtangoed
to perform this dance. tango يَرْقُص رَقْصَة التانْغو танцувам танго tančit tango danse tango Tango tanzen χορεύω ταγκό bailar (un) tango tangot tantsima تانگو رقصیدن tanssia tangoa danser le tango לִרקוֹד טַנגוֹ उक्त नृत्य करना plesati tango tangózik berdansa tango dansa tangó ballare il tango タンゴを踊る 탱고를 추다 ðokti tango dejot tango menari tango de tango dansen danse tango tańczyć tango dançar o tango a dansa tango танцевать танго tancovať tango plesati tango plesati tango dansa tango เต้นแทงโก้ tango yapmak 跳探戈舞 танцювати танго جنوبي افريقہ کا خاص رقص کرنا nhảy tăng gô


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