tarantella
Meaning
A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌtɛɹənˈtɛlə/
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tarantella, a diminutive of Taranto, a town in southern Italy (but popularly associated with tarantola (“tarantula”), on the belief that the dance was variously a result of, or cure for, its bite).
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