fandango

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfæ̞nˈdæ̞ŋ.ɡəʊ̯/ (General American, without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˌfæ̝nˈdæ̝ŋ.ɡoʊ̯/ (US, Canada, æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˌfeə̯nˈdeɪ̯ŋ.ɡoʊ̯/, /ˌfɛə̯nˈdɛ̃ŋ.ɡoʊ̯/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌfæ̞nˈdæ̞ŋ.ɡəʉ̯/ Rhymes: -æŋɡəʊ Hyphenation: fan‧dan‧go === Noun === fandango (countable and uncountable, plural fandangos or fandangoes) (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.] Coordinate term: bolero A gathering for dancing; a ball. (figurative, colloquial) An unknown entity or contraption. A confusion; a chaotic collection. An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior. A shade of red-violet. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (euphemistic) Vagina. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fandango (third-person singular simple present fandangos, present participle fandangoing, simple past and past participle fandangoed) (dance) To dance the fandango. (figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy. === Further reading === fandango on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “fandango”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == French == === Alternative forms === fandangue (Francised form) === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fandango. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fan.daɲ.ɡo/ Hyphenation: fan‧dan‧go === Noun === fandango m (plural fandangos) fandango === Further reading === “fandango”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fandango. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fanˈda.ŋo/, [fanˈda.ŋo] Rhymes: -ɡo Hyphenation: fan‧dan‧go === Noun === fandango (plural fandango-fandango) (dance) fandango === Further reading === “fandango”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fandango. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fanˈdan.ɡo/ Rhymes: -anɡo Hyphenation: fan‧dàn‧go === Noun === fandango m (plural fandanghi) (dance, music) fandango === Further reading === fandango in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown, possibly from Old Spanish *fadango, from fado. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fanˈdanɡo/ [fãn̪ˈd̪ãŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -anɡo Syllabification: fan‧dan‧go === Noun === fandango m (plural fandangos) (music, dance) fandango ==== Descendants ==== → English: fandango → French: fandango, fandangue (Francised form) → German: Fandango → Italian: fandango → Russian: фанда́нго (fandángo) → Swedish: fandango === Further reading === “fandango”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fandango. Attested since 1796. === Noun === fandango c (music, dance) fandango ==== Declension ==== === References === “fandango”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fandango”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fandango”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)