tantara

[ 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.

Origin of tantara

1530–40; imitative; compare Latin taratantara

Words nearby tantara

tantalous, tantalum, tantalus, tantalus monkey, tantamount, tantara, tantivy, tanto, tantra, tantric, tantrika

Example sentences from the Web for tantara

  • The tantara changes to a graceful and yet hilarious dance chorus, “A Morris Dance must you entrance,” sung fortissimo.

    The Standard Light Operas |George Upton

  • Tantara, the celebrated landscape painter, was a man of ready wit, but he once met his match.

    The Book of Three Hundred Anecdotes |Various

British Dictionary definitions for tantara

tantara
/ (ˈtæntərə, tænˈtɑːrə) /

noun

a blast, as on a trumpet or horn

Word Origin for tantara

C16: from Latin taratantara, imitative of the sound of the tuba