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"Tango" is a noun which is often translated as "el tango", and "salsa" is a noun which is often translated as "la salsa". Learn more about the difference between "tango" and "salsa" below.
tango(
tahng
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go
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tango (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In my Latin dance class they taught us steps for salsa, cumbia, and tango.En mi clase de ritmos latinos nos enseñaron pasos de salsa, cumbia y tango.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. bailar tango
We were tangoing all night long, and now my feet hurt.Estuvimos bailando tango toda la noche y ahora me duelen los pies.
salsa(
sal
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suh
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la salsa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I have prepared a delicious salsa with fresh chili peppers, but I forgot to buy the nachos.He preparado una deliciosa salsa con chiles frescos, pero olvidé comprar los nachos.
