fandango

Meanings

Plural: fandangoes, fandangos

Noun

• a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
• 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).
• A gathering for dancing; a ball.
• An unknown entity or contraption.
• A confusion; a chaotic collection.
• An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.
• A shade of red-violet.
• Vagina.

Verb

• To dance the fandango.
• To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.