Fandango \Fan*dan"go\, 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.

2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)