Etymograph

English

fandango

Fandango comes from Spanish fandango.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentfandango
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1829same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentfandango
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1829same form

Earliest quotation: 1829, Washington Irving: “The soldiers were oftener gambling and dancing beneath the…”

The story

Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin.

Every English word from Spanish fandango

Today it means

noun A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).

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Etymograph / Spanish fandango / fandango

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