How to pronounce tarantula
American English pronunciation
tuh-RAN-chuh-luh
- IPA
- /təˈɹæntʃələ/
- Syllables
- tuh · RAN · chuh · luh (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What tarantula means
A big, hairy spider
In a sentence: The tarantula crept slowly across the sand on its eight hairy legs.
Where it comes from: It comes from Taranto, a seaport in southern Italy, where a different spider once lived. Its name may have been moved to the big, hairy spiders of the Americas later.
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