milongas

Noun

milonga (countable and uncountable, plural milongas)

1. A form of music originating in Argentina, Uruguay, and Southern Brazil.
   • In “Gath & Chaves,” a section named after a department store, women pose as mannequins but come to life to dance a tango, a waltz, a milonga and, finally, a mystifying number called “Hound Dog.”2007 January 26, Gia Kourlas, “Watching a History Lesson That’s Told Through Tango”, in New York Times
2. A dance which accompanies this music.