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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tango

/ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
tan-go
IPA
/ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

noun

A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.

noun

A piece of music suited to such a dance.

noun

A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

verb

To dance the tango.

verb

To mingle or interact (with each other).

Intransitive verb; Slang

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

noun

A target; an enemy.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Rioplatense Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo language (compare Ibibio tamgu (“to dance”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tango, 丹後

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/
  • British English: /ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tangos (plural) tangoes (plural) tangoes (present, singular) tangoing (participle, present) tangoed (participle, past) tangoed (past)

Derived Forms

electrotango neotango tangoist tangolike

Phrases

horizontal tango tango uniform wango tango it takes two to tango whiskey tango foxtrot

Frequently Paired Words

it takes two to tango

Rhymes With

mango durango dango venango ilopango fandango quango fango

Questions

How do you pronounce tango?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæ̝ŋɡoʊ̯/.
What does tango mean?
A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
Where does tango come from?
It is traced to English.

How to pronounce tango

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