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Noun: tango  tang-gow
  1. A ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
    "The couple's passionate tango captivated the audience"
     
  2. Music written in duple time for dancing the tango
    "The passionate tango filled the air of the Buenos Aires nightclub"
Verb: tango  tang-gow
  1. Dance a tango
    "The couple tangoed passionately at the competition"

Derived forms: tangos, tangoing, tangoes, tangoed

Type of: ballroom dance, ballroom dancing, dance, dance music, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Tango, Kyōto