Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Fandango"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fandango \Fan*dan"go\, n.; pl. {Fandangoes}. [Sp. A name
brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to
Spain.]
1. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in
Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is
danced.
2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fandango
n : a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time;
performed by a man and a woman playing castanets
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