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tatterara

/tætəˈɹɑːɹɑː/

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Ireland[tæt̪əˈɹɑːɹɑː]

tatterara noun: commotion, noise; fuss, bother.

Noun

tatterara (plural not attested)

  1. (Ireland, dated, no plural) commotion, noise; fuss, bother
    • In the midst of our fun, a tremendous tatterara of the dining-room bell struck upon our hearts.
      " That is Sir Charles himself," cried Jones ; " I know his impatient ring."1852, M.G. Robinson, The life and adventures of James Kelly O'Dwyer, volume II, London: Richard Bentley, page 307
    • Very soon I heard the tatterara coming up the road. 'They're coming!' I said and I was all agog.1973 [1991] Bryan MacMahon [translation from the Irish of Peig Sayers] Peig: The Autobiography of Peig Sayers of the Great Blasket Island →ISBN (Syracuse University Press), p.58

Forms of tatterara

alternative formtattarara
alternative formtatarara

Origin of tatterara

From Irish tatarara.

Questions about tatterara

What does tatterara mean?
Tatterara means commotion, noise; fuss, bother.
What part of speech is tatterara?
Tatterara is a noun.
How do you pronounce tatterara?
Tatterara is pronounced /tætəˈɹɑːɹɑː/.

Words near tatterara in the dictionary

  1. tattees
  2. Tattenhall
  3. Tattenhall and District
  4. Tattenham Corner
  5. tatter
  6. tatterara
  7. tatterdemalion
  8. tatterdemalionism
  9. tatterdemalions
  10. tattered
  11. tatteredly

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