tantara

[ tan-ter-uh, tan-tar-uh, -tahr-uh ]

noun

1. a blast of a trumpet or horn.
2. any similar sound.

tantara

/ tænˈtɑːrə; ˈtæntərə /

noun

1. a blast, as on a trumpet or horn

Word History and Origins

Origin of tantara¹

1530–40; imitative; compare Latin taratantara

Word History and Origins

Origin of tantara¹

C16: from Latin taratantara, imitative of the sound of the tuba

Example Sentences

Tantara, the celebrated landscape painter, was a man of ready wit, but he once met his match.

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The tantara changes to a graceful and yet hilarious dance chorus, “A Morris Dance must you entrance,” sung fortissimo.

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I love a fellow that's very wicked dearly: methinks there's a spirit in him, there's a sort of tantara-rara; tantara-rara, ah, ah!

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Andy alighted, and gave a thundering tantara-ra at the door.

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