Tango

• tango, TANGO

Borrowed from English tango.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaŋɡo]^[1]

Tango

1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter T.
2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter T.
3. (time zone) UTC−07:00

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Italian Tango, probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name.
• Borrowed from Japanese 丹後 (Tango), the name of an old province of central Japan.

Tango (plural Tangos)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tango is the 39659^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Tango is most common among White (72.38%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.05%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tango”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtaŋɡo]

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Tango m (strong, genitive Tangos, plural Tangos)

1. tango (dance)
2. pilsner mixed with grenadine or (in Westphalia) with one of the red soft drinks Regina or Emsgold

• “Tango” in Duden online
• “Tango” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name containing the element *þankaz (“thought, mind, consideration”).

Tango m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025