FANDANGO


Meaning of FANDANGO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fan-ˈdaŋ-(ˌ)gō ]

noun

( plural -gos )

Etymology: Spanish

Date: 1770

1. : a lively Spanish or Spanish-American dance in triple time that is usually performed by a man and a woman to the accompaniment of guitar and castanets ; also : music for this dance

2. : tomfoolery

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.