tantara

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæntəˈɹɑː/

Noun

tantara (plural tantaras)

1. a flourish on a trumpet

   • 1978: ‘Hail!’ Her clear cry echoed off the cliffs like a tantara, and was answered at once by one thrilling shout from a myriad of voices: ‘Hail!’ — Stephen Donaldson, The Illearth War