tanto

[tahn-toh; Italian tahn-taw]

adverb Music.

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

Origin of tanto

1875–80; Italian < Latin tantum so much

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Historical Examples of tanto

Then, as she started back by the way she had come: Come, Tanto, we must be going.
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Frank Fowler
Before she could repeat it, she heard Tanto utter a fierce growl, and the next minute felt her captor fall.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers
Frank Fowler
Tanto led the way up a little hill and down the other side to a ravine of some depth.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers
Frank Fowler
Up this bank Tanto scrambled, and, with nose to the ground, emitted several sharp barks.
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers
Frank Fowler
Bending over Tanto, the girl said in a firm, low voice: Go home, Tanto!
The Broncho Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers
Frank Fowler

British Dictionary definitions for tanto

tanto

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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