English Dictionary

fandango

/ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/

noun

(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).

I bought tickets for the fandango concert.

意味（1）

(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).

Coordinate term: bolero

意味（2）

A gathering for dancing; a ball.

When Auguste Fretéllière and the painter Theodore Gentilz attended a fandango in the 1840s, the festivities took place near Military Plaza.

意味（3）

(figuratively, colloquial) An unknown entity or contraption.

What’s that fandango you’re using?

意味（4）

A confusion; a chaotic collection.

To my infinite amusement it did take, and I had the satisfaction of seeing it on the boards and also hearing the audience roar with laughter; in fact, I laughed myself, not at my own jokes, but at the people who could be amused at such a fandango of nonsense.

意味（5）

An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.

I am preparing to set out in a fortnight, or little more, and jogging on comfortably through Bavaria, Suabia, and France (with a fandango of eight days at Paris), I shall get to Calais in the first week of May.

意味（6）

(color) A shade of red-violet.

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