tangolike

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adjective

Characteristic of tango music or dance

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English tango →
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Meanings

adjectivetangolike (comparative more tangolike, superlative most tangolike)

comparative more tangolike · superlative most tangolike

  1. Characteristic of tango music or dance

    But she flowers in the least tangolike moments.

    2009 January 19, Alastair Macaulay By Alastair Macaulay, “Kick Up Your Heels! Tango for Lady and Macho Tramp”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishtango
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishtangolike

From tango + -like.

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APA

tangolike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangolike

MLA

“tangolike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangolike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangolike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangolike.

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