Tarantino
Encyclopedia
Tarantino is an Italian word meaning "originating from Taranto
", the town in Apulia
, south Italy
. So it is used i.e. for gentilic of Taranto
and for the Tarantino language
.
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
", the town in Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
, south Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. So it is used i.e. for gentilic of Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
and for the Tarantino language
Tarantino language
Tarantino of the southeastern Italian region of Apulia is a dialect of Southern Italian / Sicilian. Most of the speakers live in the Apulian town of Taranto. The dialect is also spoken by a few Italian immigrants in the United States, especially in California...
.
People with the last name Tarantino
- August Tarantino, American Author, Seattle Street Art ISBN 061545190X
- Barbara Tarantino, American artist
- Dominic Tarantino, American film actor, father of Tony Tarantino
- Giuseppe TarantinoGiuseppe TarantinoPhilosopher Giuseppe Tarantino , Rector at the University of Pisa, Italy, helped introduce American and European philosophy to the Italian educational system...
, Italian philosopher - Luigi TarantinoLuigi TarantinoLuigi Tarantino is an Italian fencer and Olympic medalist in the sabre competition. He was the 1998 World Champion for men's sabre.-References:...
, Italian Olympic fencer - Maria Tarantino, Belgian-Italian journalist and television presenter
- Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
, American film director, screenwriter, and actor - Tarina TarantinoTarina TarantinoTarina Tarantino is a jewelry designer in Los Angeles, California.She is known for "hair jewelry," as well as her use of bright colors and funky designs....
, American jewelry designer - Todd Tarantino, American composer
- Tony TarantinoTony TarantinoTony Tarantino is an American actor, musician, and composer.-Biography:Tarantino was born in Queens, New York on July 4, 1940, to Elizabeth and Dominic Tarantino , who was a World War II veteran. He later entered the Pasadena Playhouse...
, American actor, father of Quentin Tarantino
See also
- TarantismTarantismTarantism is an alleged, possibly deadly envenomation, popularly believed to result from the bite of a kind of wolf spider called a "tarantula"...
- TarantellaTarantellaThe term tarantella groups a number of different southern Italian couple folk dances characterized by a fast upbeat tempo, usually in 6/8 time , accompanied by tambourines. It is among the most recognized of traditional Italian music. The specific dance name varies with every region, for instance...
- TarantulaTarantulaTarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...