English Explanatory Dictionary

tata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Alternative form of ta ta.
noun
  1. Alternative form of ta-ta (“breast”).
name
  1. A surname. found in India.
name
  1. The station code of Tatanagar Junction railway station in India.
phrase
  1. Initialism of there are thousands of alternatives (a rebuttal to the political slogan TINA).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tata.wav

Word forms

tata tatas

Etymology

Probably hypocoristic, circa 1823.

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