# Taras

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #64,758

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Tarentum, former name of Taranto: a city in Italy.

## Etymology
From Latin Taras, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Tarentum and Taranto.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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