03/06/2022
🔹What does “Tango” mean ?!••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
There are several theories regarding the origin of the
word tango, none of which has been proven. An
African culture is often credited as the creator of this
word; in particular, it is theorized that the word
derives from the Yoruba word shangó, which refers
to Shango, the God of Thunder in traditional Yoruba
religion.
This theory suggests that the word
"shangó" was morphed through the dilution of the
Nigerian language once it reached South America
via slave trade.
According to an alternative theory,
tango is derived from the Spanish word for "drum"
tambor. This word was then mispronounced by
Bueno Aires' lower-class inhabitants to become
tambo, ultimately resulting in the common tango.
It is also sometimes theorized that the word is derived
from the Portuguese word tanger, which means "to
play a musical instrument". Another Portuguese
word, tangomão, a combination of the verb tanger
("to touch") with the noun mão ("hand") meaning
"to play a musical instrument with one's hands", has
been suggested as the etymon of tango.!
According to some authors, tango is derived from
the Kongo word ntangu which means "sun", "hour" "space-time".
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