tanto

[ tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw ]

/ ˈtɑn toʊ; Italian ˈtɑn tɔ /

adverb Music.

(of a musical direction) too much; so much.

Words nearby tanto

tantalus, tantalus monkey, tantamount, tantara, tantivy, tanto, tantra, tantric, tantrika, tantrism, tantrum

Origin of tanto

1875–80; Italian < Latin tantum so much

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Examples from the Web for tanto

Salutatemi, bella, lo scrivano;Non lo conosco e non so chi si sia.A me mi pare un poeta sovrano,Tanto gli è sperto nella poesia.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds
Then, as she started back by the way she had come: Come, Tanto, we must be going.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers|Frank Fowler
Guadalupe must have fallen asleep, for she was awakened by Tanto licking her face.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers|Frank Fowler
Tanto le crecia la ira, pensando en el dao que aquellos hereges habian hecho.
History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain|William H. Prescott

Well, I think it was too bad that you should be caught in such a place; but Tanto will never do a thing like that.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers|Frank Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for tanto

tanto

/ (ˈtæntəʊ, Italian ˈtanto) /

adverb

too muchallegro ma non tanto See non troppo

Word Origin for tanto

C19: from Italian, from Latin tantum so much

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