tango

/ˈtæŋɡəʊ/

tango

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American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Amy) (medium)

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American (Ryan) (medium)

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Definition

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

Etymology

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