fandango
A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations, some of…A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
Fandango
фанда́нгоfandángo
(countable, uncountable)A gathering for dancing; a ball.
(colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable)An unknown entity or contraption.
What’s that fandango you’re using?
(countable, uncountable)A confusion; a chaotic collection.
(countable, uncountable)An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.
(countable, uncountable)A shade of red-violet.
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Vagina.
- a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado,Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin.
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Forms
plural: fandangos / fandangoes| Singular | fandango |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable