"ta-da" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /tə-ˈdɑː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ta-da.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ta-da ! [canonical]
Etymology: 1920s, imitative, supposed to represent a fanfare. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{en-interj|head=ta-da!}} ta-da!
  1. Used to present something intended to be impressive, surprising, or pleasing. Synonyms: voilà, presto, behold, tada, ta-dah, tahdah Translations (behold!): tramtadadá (Czech), tada (French), tadà (Italian), ジャーン (jān) (Japanese), ジャジャーン (jajān) (Japanese), ジャン (jan) (Japanese), tadam (Polish), tcharam (Portuguese), tachán (Spanish), tarán (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ta-da-en-intj-hW~RwSgZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias

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