fandango
fandango Lexical Profile
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• noun
A lively Spanish folk dance for two people, typically performed in triple time with castanets and guitar accompaniment, or a piece of music composed for this dance.
"The dancers took the stage and performed a spirited fandango to the rhythmic clicking of castanets."
A foolish, elaborate, or overly complicated act, process, or commotion.
"We had to go through the whole bureaucratic fandango of filling out triplicate forms just to replace a lost badge."
American A lively party, ball, or social gathering featuring dancing, especially in the southwestern United States.
"The entire town turned out for the Saturday night fandango at the community hall."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-18th century from Spanish fandango, a word of uncertain ultimate origin, possibly derived from West African or Portuguese roots introduced through colonial trade.