fandango

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/

Noun

fandango (plural fandangos)

1. (music, dance) A form of lively 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). [from mid 18th c.]
2. A gathering for dancing; a ball.
   • 2008, Gene Fowler, Mavericks: A Gallery of Texas Characters (page 38)

     When Auguste Fretéllière and the painter Theodore Gentilz attended a fandango in the 1840s, the festivities took place near Military Plaza.

3. (figurative) An unknown entity or contraption.

   What’s that fandango you’re using?

4. A shade of red-violet.

    

Verb

fandango (fandangos, present participle fandangoing; past and past participle fandangoed)

1. (dance) To dance the fandango.
2. (figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.

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