Tango

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtæŋɡəʊ/
• US IPA: /ˈtæŋɡoÊŠ, ˈteɪŋɡoÊŠ/

Origin

Argentine-Spanish tango, probably from a Niger-Congo languages language (compare Ibibio tamgu ("to dance")).

Noun

1. A Standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
2. The letter T in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
3. (slang) enemy, used amongst special police forces, derived from the abbreviation of target using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
4. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Full definition of tango

Verb

1. To dance the tango.
2. (slang) To handle, to flirt with, to deal with.

Anagrams

• tonga, Tonga