Meaning of tango | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
2. tango (ballroom dance)
3. Alternative letter-case form of Tango from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
   alt-of
4. A surname.
5. a style of music associated with the tango dance (used to accompany and set the beat for the dance)
6. A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
7. A target; an enemy.
   US, slang
8. first-person singular present indicative of tangar
9. A piece of music suited to such a dance.
10. A dark orange colour shade; deep tangerine

Equivalents

Examples

“Tango down!”

“The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks.”

“The sharp crack of breaking glass preceded Emily's calm voice. "One tango dead and Marcus is down, John."”

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