TANGO Meaning of TANGO in English 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. -os) 1. a slow S. American ballroom dance. 2 the music for this. --v.intr. (-oes, -oed) dance the tango. Etymology: Amer. Sp. 2. n. a tangerine colour. Etymology: abbr. after TANGO(1) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012