LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

tax

tax
Classical[ˈtaks]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaks]

Meaning

  1. an onomatopoeia expressing the sound of blows, whack, crack
    Tux tax tergum meo erit. Non curo.My back will get whack, whack. I don't care.c. 197 BCE, Plautus, Persa 2.3.14

tax, an onomatopee, expressing the sound of blows, Engl.
I. whack: tax tax tergo meo erit: non curo, my back will get whack, whack, Plaut. Pers. 2, 3, 12 (Ritschl reads tuxtax).

Quick answers

What does tax mean in Latin?
tax, a interjection, means “an onomatopoeia expressing the sound of blows, whack, crack”.
How do you pronounce tax?
In classical Latin, [ˈtaks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtaks].