Tango
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Tango
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter T.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter T.
- (time zone) UTC−07:00
| code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
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| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu | |
| zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |
Translations
the letter "T" in a national spelling alphabet
References
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Italian Tango, probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name.
- Borrowed from Japanese 丹後 (Tango), the name of an old province of central Japan.
Proper noun
Tango (plural Tangos)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tango is the 39659th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 554 individuals. Tango is most common among White (72.38%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tango”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Tango m (strong, genitive Tangos, plural Tangos)
- tango (dance)
- pilsner mixed with grenadine or (in Westphalia) with one of the red soft drinks Regina or Emsgold
Declension
Declension of Tango
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Probably a patronymic surname from a Germanic personal name containing the element *þankaz (“thought, mind, consideration”).
Proper noun
Tango m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024