Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarantass

/taɹənˈtas/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taran-tass
IPA: /taɹənˈtas/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low horse-drawn carriage without springs used in Russia, capable of having its wheels replaced with runners during the winter.

Example Sentences

"Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night."
"From Samarkand, using that peculiarly Russian means of transport, the springless, horse-drawn tarantass, Curzon reached Tashkent by the post road in thirty uncomfortable hours."

Etymology

From Russian таранта́с (tarantás).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: таранта́с

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /taɹənˈtas/

Inflected Forms

tarantasses (plural) tarantas (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tarantass?: The recorded pronunciation is /taɹənˈtas/.
What does tarantass mean?: A low horse-drawn carriage without springs used in Russia, capable of having its wheels replaced with runners during the winter.
Where does tarantass come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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