milonga

milonga
 n.— «Tango classes and ballrooms—milongas, as they are called—are booming in Miami, the heavily Hispanic city better known for salsa and other Latin rhythms.» —“Argentine tango blooms under Miami’s palm trees” by Alejandra Labanca in Miami, Fla. Reuters June 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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