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Webster 1913 Edition
Fandango
Fan-dan′go
,Noun.
pl.
Fandangoes
(#)
. [Sp. A name brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to Spain.]
1.
A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced.
2.
A ball or general dance, as in Mexico.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Fandango
FANDAN'GO
,Noun.
Definition 2024
fandango
fandango
English
Noun
fandango (plural fandangos or fandangoes)
- A form of 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)
- An unknown entity or contraption
- What’s that fandango you’re using?
- A shade of red-violet
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fandango colour:
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Verb
fandango (third-person singular simple present fandangos, present participle fandangoing, simple past and past participle fandangoed)
- To dance the fandango
- (figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy