(pl. -os)
1
- a ballroom dance originating in Buenos Aires, characterized by marked rhythms and postures and abrupt pauses探戈舞。
1.1
- a piece of music written for or in the style of this dance, typically in a slow, dotted duple rhythm探戈舞曲。
2
- a code word representing the letter T, used in radio communication（无线电通信中）字母T的代码。
短语
it takes two to tango
- informal both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it〈非正式〉一个巴掌拍不响, 双方都有责任。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Latin American Spanish， perhaps of African origin.