tangon

Finnish

Noun

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tanko

Noun

tangon

  1. genitive singular of tango

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Noun

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. spinnaker pole

References
  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

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

tangon m (plural tangons)

  1. (Jersey) oarweed stem

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tangon.

Noun

tangon n (plural tangoane)

  1. spinnaker pole

Declension
Declension of tangon
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) tangon tangonul (niște) tangoane tangoanele
genitive/dative (unui) tangon tangonului (unor) tangoane tangoanelor
vocative tangonule tangoanelor
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