tara

alternative ta-ra · alternative turrah

1. IrelandMidlandsNorthern EnglandUKWalesinformalGoodbye.

   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

plural taras

1. New ZealandrareThe tern.

   Most numerous and widespread of the terns of Aotearoa are the tara, or white-fronted terns. Another species, also named tara , is the smaller black-fronted tern.[…]

   2003, Margaret Orbell, Birds of Aotearoa: A Natural and Cultural History, Raupo

   3 more examples

   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

   Again it is said that the tara (tern) alighted on the new land at Tahunatapu, the first part to emerge from the sea, and was followed by other birds. Māui recited an incantation of welcome which included the words : Appears the[…]

   2004, Alexander Wyclif Reed, Ross Calman, Reed Book of Maori Mythology, Raupo

plural taras · alternative tar · alternative tare · alternative tarr

1. IndiaA 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

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

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 swells

   1808, 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 cigarette

   1952, Janice Holt Giles, Tara's Healing

4. Some other places named Tara, all likely after the Irish hill:
   1. A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
   2. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
   3. A township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.
   4. A township in Traverse County, Minnesota.
   5. A locality in the Temora council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
   6. A town in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

1. HinduismOne of the Mahavidyas.
2. HinduismThe wife of Brihaspati, guru and priest of the Devas.
3. BuddhismA 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.

plural Taras

1. A surname.

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.

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