taranta
Spanish, noun[t̪aˈɾãn̪t̪a]
taranta is spelled T-A-R-A-N-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish, the 210,939th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Taranta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a subgenre of flamenco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Canto popular de las minas de Andalucía y Murcia”.
What does taranta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea subgenre of flamenco
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Canto popular de las minas de Andalucía y Murcia. 2. Desmayo o mareo. 3. Arrebato o humor pasajero.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of taranta
- tarantas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce taranta?
- [t̪aˈɾãn̪t̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is taranta in Spanish?
taranta appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).