tanger

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See also: Tanger, Tánger, Tânger, and tänger

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin tangere, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: tan‧ger

Verb

tanger (first-person singular present tanjo, first-person singular preterite tangi, past participle tangido)

  1. (music) to pluck
  2. (formal) to touch, concern (relate to)
  3. to shoo

Conjugation