"tanto" meaning in English

See tanto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈtɑntoʊ/ [US], /ˈtæntəʊ/ [UK]
Rhymes: (US) -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑntoʊ/ (note: Japanese dagger), /ˈtɑntoʊ/ (note: knife blade / style), /ˈtæntoʊ/ (note: knife blade / style) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-tanto.wav Forms: tanto [plural], tantos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 短刀(たんとう) (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (tuɑn^X tɑu, “dagger”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|短刀|たんとう}} 短刀(たんとう) (tantō), {{der|en|ltc|短刀|t=dagger}} Middle Chinese 短刀 (tuɑn^X tɑu, “dagger”) Head templates: {{en-noun|tanto|s}} tanto (plural tanto or tantos)
  1. (weaponry) A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana. Categories (topical): Weapons, Swords Synonyms: tanto knife Translations (traditional Japanese small sword): 短刀 (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-tanto-en-noun-xh4annUy Disambiguation of Swords: 15 53 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Japanese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 80 20 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry Disambiguation of 'traditional Japanese small sword': 99 1
  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.
    Sense id: en-tanto-en-noun-5uggodNP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tantō, tantou
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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