tango

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tango/ˈtaŋɡəʊ/

▶noun (pl. tangos)

• 1 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.

• 2 a code word representing the letter T, used in radio communication.

▶verb (tangoes, tangoing, tangoed) dance the tango.

– origin C19: from Latin Amer. Sp., perh. of Afr. origin.