tintamarre

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noun

The Acadian tradition of marching through one's community making noise with improvised instruments etc., usually as a national celebration.

OriginFrench tintamarre →
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Meanings

nountintamarre (plural tintamarres)

plural tintamarres

  1. The Acadian tradition of marching through one's community making noise with improvised instruments etc., usually as a national celebration.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
noise

Origin

  1. Frenchtintamarre
  2. Englishtintamarre

From French tintamarre.

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APA

tintamarre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintamarre

MLA

“tintamarre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintamarre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tintamarre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tintamarre.

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