tanghero
Italian
editEtymology 1
editUnknown. Possibly from Late Latin tanganum (“stubborn”), a borrowing from a Germanic language. Often connected to German Zange (“tongs”), from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare also Old French tangre (“stubborn, tough”), Old High German zangar (“biting, sharp”), Old Irish daingen (“strong, firm”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittanghero m (plural tangheri, feminine tanghera)
References
edit- ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “tanghero”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
Further reading
edit- tanghero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Spanish tanguero.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittanghero (feminine tanghera, masculine plural tangheri, feminine plural tanghere)
- (music, dance, relational) tango
Noun
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- Italian terms with unknown etymologies
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Italian 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/anɡero
- Rhymes:Italian/anɡero/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from Spanish
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛro
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛro/3 syllables
- Italian adjectives
- it:Music
- it:Dance
- Italian relational adjectives