Meanings
plural tandas
- A turn of dancing in a milonga or tango; a music set or broadcast corresponding to such a turn.
The disc jockey, Hernan Brizuela, 33, was playing sets, or tandas, of Argentine tangos: fast, medium, then slow.
2007 August 25, Glenn Collins, “Tangoing Cheek to Cheek for 3 Minutes in the Park”, in New York Times - An informal money-pooling plan, in any of various Latin American countries, whose members all chip in regularly and take turns withdrawing accumulated sums.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Spanishtanda
- Englishtanda
Borrowed from Spanish tanda (literally “turn”).
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tanda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanda
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