tantara

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæntəˈɹɑː/

Noun

tantara (plural tantaras)

1. a flourish on a trumpet
   • 1978, Stephen Donaldson, The Illearth War

     ‘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!’