Tarota is a slang word for 'big nose' - so I suppose that's what is meant here - it's hard to know without more context.

It also is the name of a kind of wind instrument (chirimía in Spanish). A kind of clarinet or flageolet. So, maybe they are talking about that?

It's also a term used in billiards, but I don't think that is what is meant here.

Some more context would be useful in order to know exactly what was being meant.

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tarota

[de tarot¹]

f 1 JOCS En el joc de billar, cadascuna de les clavilles numerades que hom dóna a l'atzar als jugadors al començament de cada partida per determinar l'ordre d'entrar en joc.

2 MÚS Instrument musical de vent, de fusta, semblant a la gralla, i també de caràcter rústec, tocat a Catalunya fins a la darreria del segle XIX.

3 col·loq Nas gros.



HTH


Sheila

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