tango

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
  2. noun music written in duple time for dancing the tango
  3. verb dance a tango

Etymology

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

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