Plural of tango

Forms of tango

Tangos and tangoes in a sentence

• The two tangoes running toward the carnage at the prison door dropped simultaneously, dead in their tracks.2005, Charles W. Sasser, Detachment Delta: Operation Aces Wild, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 370
• Héctor del Curto plays the bandoneón, an accordionlike instrument heard in the tangos of his native Argentina.2009 February 6, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times. From the entry accordionlike
• The disc jockey, Hernan Brizuela, 33, was playing sets, or tandas, of Argentine tangos: fast, medium, then slow.2007 August 25, Glenn Collins, “Tangoing Cheek to Cheek for 3 Minutes in the Park”, in New York Times. From the entry tanda
• Along the way, he has built some fascinating bridges between jazz, pop, classical music and the chacareras and tangos of his native Argentina.2007 February 17, Nate Chinen, “A Wide World of Sound With an Argentine Beat”, in New York Times. From the entry chacarera

Meaning of tango

1. noun A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
2. noun A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.
3. noun A piece of music suited to such a dance.

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Questions about the plural of tango

What is the plural of tango?

The plural of tango is tangos or tangoes.

Which is correct, tangos or tangoes?

Both are used. tangos is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is tango countable?

Tango is a countable noun.