tantosto

Italian

Etymology

From tanto +‎ tosto. Compare Catalan tantost and French tantôt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈtɔ.sto/
• Rhymes: -ɔsto
• Hyphenation: tan‧tò‧sto

Adverb

tantosto

1. (obsolete) immediately, right away

   Synonyms: subito, (literary) tosto

   • 13^th c., Guittone d'Arezzo, Se de voi, donna gente, collected in Le rime di Guittone d'Arezzo, Bari: Laterza, published 1940, page 4, lines 43–44:

     Tantosto, donna mia,
     com eo vo vidi, foi d’amor sorpriso

     Immediately, my lady, as soon as I saw you, I was caught by Love

Further reading

• tantosto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana