tanghero

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Italian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from Late Latin tanganum (“stubborn”), a borrowing from a Germanic language. Often connected to German Zange (“tongs”), from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare also Old French tangre (“stubborn, tough”), Old High German zangar (“biting, sharp”), Old Irish daingen (“strong, firm”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.ɡe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -anɡero
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧ghe‧ro

Noun

tanghero m (plural tangheri, feminine tanghera)

  1. bumpkin
    Synonyms: truzzo, tamarro

References

  1. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “tanghero”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Further reading

  • tanghero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish tanguero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tanˈɡɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: tan‧ghè‧ro

Adjective

tanghero (feminine tanghera, masculine plural tangheri, feminine plural tanghere)

  1. (music, dance, relational) tango

Noun

tanghero m (plural tangheri, feminine tanghera)

  1. tango dancer
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