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TANGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tango mean? 

TANGO (noun)
  The noun TANGO has 2 senses:

1. a ballroom dance of Latin-American originplay

2. music written in duple time for dancing the tangoplay

  Familiarity information: TANGO used as a noun is rare.


TANGO (verb)
  The verb TANGO has 1 sense:

1. dance a tangoplay

  Familiarity information: TANGO used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TANGO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A ballroom dance of Latin-American origin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tango" is a kind of...):

ballroom dance; ballroom dancing (any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)

Derivation:

tango (dance a tango)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Music written in duple time for dancing the tango

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("tango" is a kind of...):

dance music (music to dance to)

Derivation:

tango (dance a tango)


TANGO (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they tango  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it tangos  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: tangoed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: tangoed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: tangoing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dance a tango

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "tango" is one way to...):

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue tango

Derivation:

tango (a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin)

tango (music written in duple time for dancing the tango)


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