Tanto Definition

tänt
adverb
So much (Ex.: allegro ma non tanto, fast, but not so much or not too much)
Webster's New World
noun

A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō.

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Other Word Forms of Tanto

Noun

Singular:
tanto
Plural:
tantos

Origin of Tanto

  • From Japanese 短刀 (tantō たんとう), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw "dagger") (compare Mandarin duǎndāo 短刀), from 短 ("short") + 刀 ("knife").

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  • From Italian tanto.

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