fandango

fan·dan·go

F0030700 (făn-dăng′gō)n. pl. fan·dan·gos 1. a. An animated Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time.b. The music for this dance.2. Informal Nonsense; tomfoolery.

[Spanish, possibly alteration of *fadango, from fado, from Portuguese, sad song; see fado.]

fandango

(fænˈdæŋɡəʊ) n, pl -gos1. (Dancing) an old Spanish courtship dance in triple time between a couple who dance closely and provocatively2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance[C18: from Spanish, of uncertain origin]

fan•dan•go

(fænˈdæŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -gos. a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time, performed by a man and woman playing castanets. [1740–50; < Sp, of uncertain orig.]

fandango

An eighteenth-century Spanish couples dance. An exuberant, erotic dance in triple time, the dancers enticingly advance and retreat without touching, and at certain sudden halts in the music hold seductive poses.

Thesaurus

Noun

fandango - a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanetssocial dancing - dancing as part of a social occasion

Translations

fandango

(făndăng`gō), ancient Spanish dance, probably of Moorish origin, that came into Europe in the 17th cent. It is in triple time and is danced by a single couple to the accompaniment of castanets, guitar, and songs sung by the dancers. At the end of certain measures, the music halts abruptly and the dancers remain rigid until it is resumed.

Fandango

a Spanish folk dance accompanied by singing, once popular in Castile and Andalusia. The music is in ¾ time, and the tempo is moderate. The fandango is performed by couples to the accompaniment of guitar and castanets. It was first included in ballets in the late 18th century. Examples of the fandango appear in works by E. Granados, E. F. Napravnik, and other composers.

fandango

1. an old Spanish courtship dance in triple time between a couple who dance closely and provocatively 2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

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noun a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time

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