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

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!

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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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