Tanto

• From Japanese

たんとう

|lang=ja}, from Middle Chinese 短刀 (twán-taw "dagger") (compare Mandarin duǎndāo 短刀), from 短 ("short") + 刀 ("knife").

Full definition of tanto

Noun

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

Alternative forms

• tantō

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈtÉ‘ntoÊŠ/
• UK IPA: /ˈtÉ‘ntəʊ/

• From Italian tanto.

Adverb

1. (music) So much; too much.

Derived terms

• non tanto
• allegro non tanto

Anagrams

• natto