tantara
Americannoun
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a blast of a trumpet or horn.
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any similar sound.
noun
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
In Percy's Reliques there is a song, the refrain or burden of which is: "Rub-a-dub, rub-a-dub, so beat your drums, Tantara, tantara, the Englishman comes."
From Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
Dub a dub, dub a dub, thus strike their drums; Tantara, tantara, the Englishman comes.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
Eat to satiety, Drink with propriety; Tara, tantara, teino!
From Wine, Women, and Song Mediaeval Latin Students' songs; Now first translated into English verse by Symonds, John Addington
Tantara, tantara the trumpets sound, which makes our hearts with joy abound.
From A History of Elizabethan Literature by Saintsbury, George
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