fandango

• n. 胡闹；方丹戈舞（一种西班牙舞蹈）；愚蠢的举动
• n. (Fandango)人名；(葡)凡丹戈

词源不详。可能来自fado, 一种葡萄牙民歌，词源同fate, 命运。

fandango (n.)

mid-18c., lively Spanish dance, the word of unknown etymology [OED says "alleged to be of negro origin"], of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to fado (Watkins traces both to Latin fari "to speak"); fado is lovely but not lively, so perhaps the link, if any, is thematic. By extension in American English, "any noisy entertainment."

1. Politics before an election can be quite a fandango.

选举前的政治活动简直可以说是胡闹一通.

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