tangon

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tanko

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tango

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tanguer (to dip, sway).[1] Another theory derives it from Dutch tang (pincers, tongs).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. spinnaker pole

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
  2. ^ tangon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. (Jersey) oarweed stem

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French tangon.

Noun[edit]

tangon n (plural tangoane)

  1. spinnaker pole

Declension[edit]