tantara

American

[tan-ter-uh, tan-tar-uh, -tahr-uh] / ˈtæn tər ə, tænˈtær ə, -ˈtɑr ə /

noun

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

tantara British

/ tænˈtɑːrə, ˈtæntərə /

noun

a blast, as on a trumpet or horn

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Etymology

Origin of tantara

1530–40; imitative; compare Latin taratantara

Example Sentences

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Jaime Rolando Urbina Torres was out drinking with friends in Tantará on Monday night when he allegedly played dead to throw off cops who arrived to bust them for defying public health orders amid the pandemic, according to the UK’s Evening Standard.

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Vows valedictory Now have the victory: Tara, tantara, teino!

From Project Gutenberg

Clasped on each other's breast, Brother to brother pressed, Tara, tantara, teino!

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Eat to satiety, Drink to propriety; Tara, tantara, teino!

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Craft's in the bone of us, Fear 'tis unknown of us; Tara, tantara, teino!

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