n.
(pl. tangos)
- a ballroom dance originating in Buenos Aires, characterized by marked rhythms and postures and abrupt pauses.
▸a piece of music in the style of this dance, typically in a slow, dotted duple rhythm.
- a code word representing the letter T, used in radio communication.
v.
(tangoes, tangoing, tangoed)
dance the tango.
Etymology
C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., perh. of Afr. origin.