n.; pl.Fandangoes [ Sp. A name brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to Spain. ] 1. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
{ , a. [ L. nefandus not to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak. ] Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [ Obs. ] “Nefand adominations.” Sheldon. “Nefandous high treason.” Cotton Mather. [ 1913 Webster ]