tarantella
tarantella · tarantellas
тарантелла
A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a danceA rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
UK/tæɹənˈtɛlə/US/ˌtɛɹənˈtɛlə/
Meaning
1 sensesA rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
тарантеллаtarantella
music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
rapid dance:
Origin
Borrowed from Italian tarantella, a diminutive of Taranto, a town in southern Italy (but pBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: tarantellas| Singular | tarantella |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons:tarantelle