tango
noun/ˈtæŋɡəʊ/
/ˈtæŋɡəʊ/
(plural tangos
/ˈtæŋɡəʊz/
/ˈtæŋɡəʊz/
)- a fast South American dance with a strong beat, in which two people hold each other closely; a piece of music for this danceTopics Musicc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryTango is used before these nouns:
- step
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish, perhaps of African origin.Want to learn more?
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