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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A plain citizen whose sister is a queen arrived in Washington on a little business trip, with no tantara at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Tantara, tantara the trumpets sound, which makes our hearts with joy abound.

From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George

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

From Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse by Symonds, John Addington

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

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin

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