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tanto¹

  • /ˈtɑntoʊ/
  • /ˈtæntoʊ/

Rhymes with -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 短刀 (tantō), from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twan^X taw, “dagger”).

noun tanto · tantos · tantō · tantou

  1. A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.

    Similar: tanto knife

tanto²

  • /ˈtɑntoʊ/ US
  • /ˈtæntəʊ/ UK

Rhymes with (US) -ɑːntəʊ, -æntəʊ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian tanto.

adverb

  1. not comparable So much; too much.

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noun traditional Japanese small sword

日本語短刀

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"tanto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tanto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tanto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tanto

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"tanto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tanto.

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@misc{tanto_2026,
  title = {tanto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tanto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}