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.