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# tang

noun (a tang, tangs; uncountable for the taste); adjective (tangy); also Tang (a name, Chinese dynasty)

«tang» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tang is a strong, sharp taste or smell, like lemon or the sea air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#m1)
2. A tang is a hint or trace of something: «a tang of autumn in the air». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#m2)
3. Tang was a great Chinese dynasty, the Tang dynasty, famous for poetry, art and trade (a name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#m3)
4. A tang is the part of a knife blade that fits into the handle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#m4)
5. (Mandarin, pinyin) «táng» means sugar or sweets, and «tāng» means soup; these are not English words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#m5)

### In the lessons

In cooking and describing food, «tang» and «tangy» praise a sharp, fresh taste: lemon, lime, cheese, yoghurt. In stories, «the salty tang of the sea» helps you smell the setting. In history, the Tang dynasty in China was a golden age of the Silk Road. Phrases: «a salty tang», «a citrus tang», «tangy cheese», «the Tang dynasty».

### Examples

- The lemonade had a nice sharp tang. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x1)
- We smelled the salty tang of the sea as we got out of the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x2)
- This cheese is tangy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x3)
- There was a tang of smoke in the cold air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x4)
- Poets wrote famous poems during the Tang dynasty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x5)
- The tang of the knife goes into the wooden handle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x6)
- In Mandarin, «tang» with a rising tone means sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x7)
- A wind carried me the tang of wolf, and against that smell I stared and stamped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/#x8)

### Note

Countable («a tang») or uncountable. Adjective «tangy» is more common in everyday talk. Capital T for the dynasty. Do not confuse with «tank» or «tangle».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tang/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tang» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tang.html) on Mova free.