"tanto" meaning in English

See tanto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈtɑntoʊ/ [US], /ˈtɑntəʊ/ [UK]
Rhymes: (US) -ɑntoʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Italian tanto. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|tanto}} Italian tanto Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} tanto (not comparable)
  1. (music) So much; too much. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music Derived forms: allegro non tanto, non tanto Related terms: pro tanto
    Sense id: en-tanto-en-adv-DSc7DQe- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 31 32 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑntoʊ/ (note: Japanese dagger), / style) IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: / (note: knife blade / style), /ˈtæntoʊ/ (note: knife blade / style) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tanto.wav [US] Forms: tantos [plural], tanto [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑntoʊ, (knife blade / style) -æntoʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw, “dagger”) (compare Mandarin 短刀 (duǎndāo)), from 短 (tuɑn^X, “short”) + 刀 (tɑu, “knife”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|短刀|tr=tantō <i>たんとう</i>}} Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), {{der|en|ltc|短刀|t=dagger|tr=twán-taw}} Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw, “dagger”), {{cog|cmn|短刀|tr=duǎndāo}} Mandarin 短刀 (duǎndāo), {{m|ltc|短|t=short}} 短 (tuɑn^X, “short”), {{m|ltc|刀|t=knife}} 刀 (tɑu, “knife”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|tanto}} tanto (plural tantos or tanto)
  1. A kind of Japanese dagger or knife. Synonyms: tanto knife
    Sense id: en-tanto-en-noun-m~-nqQah Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 31 32
  2. A knife blade shape/style comprising well-differentiated front and longitudinal edges, somewhat reminiscent of a chisel but with an angled front allowing for an acute-angle point. Categories (topical): Swords
    Sense id: en-tanto-en-noun-5uggodNP Disambiguation of Swords: 21 33 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 37 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 38 31 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tantō
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tanto meaning in English (4.9kB)

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