fandango
Spanish, noun/fanˈdanɡo/
fandango is spelled F-A-N-D-A-N-G-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 55,445th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fandango is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fandango” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Forma musical popular española, de ritmo de 3/4, caracterizada por una típica progresión armónica…”.
What does fandango mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefandango
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Forma musical popular española, de ritmo de 3/4, caracterizada por una típica progresión armónica descendente, ritmo vivaz, y el uso de palmas y castañuelas. 2. Baile que se danza al ritmo del fandango₁. 3. Por extensión, situación ruidosa y desordenada. 4. Conjunto de la musculatura de la parte posterior de la cadera
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fandango
- fandangos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fandango?
- /fanˈdanɡo/
- [fãn̪ˈd̪ãŋ.ɡo]
- [fãn̪ˈd̪ãŋgo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fandango
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fandango in Spanish?
fandango appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).