Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tang

/ˈtæŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: tang
IPA: /ˈtæŋ/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.

noun

A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.

noun

A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.

noun

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

noun

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

noun

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

noun

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

noun

A shuffleboard paddle.

Example Sentences

"a tang of citrus"
"The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath."
"To make yogurt, milk or cream is pasteurized and homogenized, then Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles bacteria are added to convert the lactose into lactic acid. This is what thickens it, and gives it the distinct tang."
"a tang of cellar"
"Wine or cider has a tang of the cask."
"a tang of pedantry"

Etymology

From Middle English tange, variant of tonge (“tongs, fang”), from Old Norse tangi (“pointed metal tool”), perhaps related to Old Norse tunga (“tongue”). But see also Middle Dutch tanger (“sharp, tart, pinching”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: tange, tangi

Usage

Inflected Forms

tangs (plural) tangs (present, singular) tanging (participle, present) tanged (participle, past) tanged (past) T'ang (alternative)

Derived Forms

tangless tangy seatang tangfish

Phrases

tang button blue-eyed tang blue tang brown tang clown tang purple tang Red Sea sailfin tang sohal tang

Frequently Paired Words

tab biscuit tangbao tang hoon

Synonyms

bite piquancy spiciness twang zing fang surgeonfish sea tangle

Antonyms

blandness dullness

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang zhang dang slang

Questions

How do you pronounce tang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæŋ/.
What does tang mean?: A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
Where does tang come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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