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tango

UK/ˈtæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ US/ˈtʰæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ fairly common slang us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

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verb

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Origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tango, probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name. * Borrowed from Japanese 丹後 (Tango), the name of an old province of central Japan.

Phrases

  • horizontal tango
  • it takes two to tango
  • tango uniform
  • wango tango
  • whiskey tango foxtrot

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