tara

Interjection

1. (Ireland, Midlands, Northern England, UK, Wales, informal) Goodbye.
   • 2004: Metro in This is London (website of London Evening Standard), Jolie says ta-ra to Lara - Pssst...Actress Angelina Jolie's days as Tomb Raider action hero Lara Croft are over.

   Synonyms:

   bye, ta-ta

Noun (1)

IPA/ˈtɑːrɑː/

tara (plural taras)

1. (New Zealand, rare) The tern.
   • These are Hine-karoro (origin and personification of the karoro, or black-billed gull), the next born being Hine-tara (the tara, or tern); the next is Hine-tore. The last born of that lot was Punga, the origin of[…]1909, Royal Society of New Zealand, Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, page 273
   • Another account says that a tara (tern) and other birds alighted at Tahunatapu, the first part of the fish to surface, and that Maui greeted its appearance with an incantation that included the words : Appears the great land lying[…]1977, Alexander Wyclif Reed, Treasury of Maori Exploration: Legends Relating to the First Polynesian Explorers of New Zealand, Raupo

Noun (2)

tara (plural taras)

1. (India) A small silver coin current in South India at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese.
   • The only silver coin of this empire reported so far is a Tara of the time of Pratāpa devaraya.1979, The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, volume 41, page 70

Noun (3)

tara (plural taras)

1. A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa
   • The pods of the tara plant are used to make tara gum and tara flour. The latter has been found to be an unapproved food additive.2024 October 3, Sandee LaMotte, “‘I’ve never experienced pain like that’: Consumers pay the price for untested food ingredients”, in CNN

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Tara

IPA/ˈtɑːɹə/

Tara

1. An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings.
   • No more to chiefs and ladies bright
     The harp of Tara swells1808, Thomas Moore, The Harp of Tara
   1. A small settlement in County Meath, Ireland, near the Hill of Tara (Irish grid ref N 9458)
2. A female given name transferred from the place name, of 20th century and later usage.
   • Many had already taken out loans and purchased equipment in preparation for the program’s continuation, said Tara Roberts-Turner, general manager of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative (WFHC), a farmer-led distribution network serving more than 400 farmers and the state’s largest food hub.2025 March 30, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, “‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray”, in CNN
3. A male given name.
   • the story of Tara Cochrane, a war veteran, a physician, and a burned-out man who describes himself in terms of a bad cigarette1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing
4. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
5. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
6. A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
7. A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
8. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
9. A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tara

IPA/ˈtɑːɹə/

Tara

1. (Hinduism) One of the Mahavidyas.
2. (Hinduism) The wife of Brihaspati, guru and priest of the Devas.
3. A female Buddha typically associated with Buddhist tantra practice as preserved in Tibetan Buddhism. She is the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
4. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Tara

IPA/ˈtɑːɹə/

Tara (plural Taras)

1. A surname.

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Tara

IPA/ˈtɑːɹə/

Tara

1. A barangay of Bolinao, Pangasinan, Philippines.
2. A barangay of Coron, Palawan, Philippines.
3. A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
4. A barangay of Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

Proper noun (5) capitalized: Tara

IPA/ˈtɑːɹə/

Tara

1. A transliteration of the Persian female given name تارا (târâ).