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Bergamask

Bergamask adjective: of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy.

Adjective

Bergamask (not comparable)

  1. Of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy.
    • "Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a Bergomask dance between two of our company?"c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...

Noun

Bergamask (plural Bergamasks)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Bergamo
  2. A rustic dance, supposedly typical of the region

Forms of Bergamask

Adjective
alternative formBergomask
Noun
pluralBergamasks

Origin of Bergamask

From the Italian bergamasco (“from Bergamo”), itself from German Bergheim (“mountain home”).

Questions about Bergamask

What does Bergamask mean?
Bergamask means of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy.
What part of speech is Bergamask?
Bergamask can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Bergamask in the dictionary

  1. Bergama
  2. Bergamas
  3. Bergamaschi
  4. Bergamasco
  5. Bergamascos
  6. Bergamask
  7. Bergamasks
  8. bergamia
  9. bergamiol
  10. Bergamo
  11. bergamol

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