tangon

Finnish

Etymology 1

Noun

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tanko

Etymology 2

Noun

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tango

French

Etymology

From tanguer (“to dip, sway”).[1] Another theory derives it from Dutch tang (“pincers, tongs”).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. spinnaker pole

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  2. ^ “tangon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. (Jersey) oarweed stem

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tangon.

Noun

tangon n (plural tangoane)

  1. spinnaker pole

Declension

Declension of tangon
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tangon tangonul tangoane tangoanele
genitive-dative tangon tangonului tangoane tangoanelor
vocative tangonule tangoanelor
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