tanto

Meaning

Noun

1. A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
2. A knife blade shape/style comprising well-differentiated front and longitudinal edges, somewhat reminiscent of a chisel but with an angled front allowing for an acute-angle point.

Adv

So much; too much.

Translations

tanto

it

🐕

o kadar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɑntoʊ/

Etymology

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