"tantã" meaning in All languages combined

See tantã on Wiktionary

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Brazil], /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Portugal] Forms: tantãs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: Uncertain. Probably onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|pt|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-adj}} tantã m or f (plural tantãs)
  1. (colloquial) gaga; crazy; nuts Tags: colloquial, feminine, masculine Synonyms: abilolado, biruta, doido, lelé, maluco, pirado
    Sense id: en-tantã-pt-adj-y~goBR13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Brazil], /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Portugal] Forms: tantãs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: Uncertain. Probably onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{onomatopoeic|pt|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} tantã m or f by sense (plural tantãs)
  1. (colloquial) a crazy person Tags: by-personal-gender, colloquial, feminine, masculine Synonyms: abilolado, biruta, doido, lelé, maluco
    Sense id: en-tantã-pt-noun-gYAt0sxq Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Brazil], /tɐ̃ˈtɐ̃/ [Portugal] Forms: tantãs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɐ̃ Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} tantã m (plural tantãs)
  1. tam-tam (a kind of flat gong) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tantã-pt-noun-2LAf6iec
  2. hand drum used in small samba and pagode ensembles Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tantã-pt-noun-D8M0ubcj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese onomatopoeias, Music, Percussion instruments Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 1 9 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 20 76 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 5 16 17 62 Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 5 33 11 51 Disambiguation of Music: 0 0 20 80 Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 3 2 11 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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