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saltarello

Syllables: sal·ta·rel·loUK/ˌsaltəˈɹɛləʊ/US/ˌsæltəˈɹɛloʊ/

saltarello noun: a lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.

Noun

saltarello (countable and uncountable, plural saltarellos)

  1. A lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.
  2. The music for such a dance.

Forms of saltarello

pluralsaltarellos
alternative formsaltarella

Origin of saltarello

Unadapted borrowing from Italian saltarello, from saltare (“to jump, to leap”).

Words that rhyme with saltarello

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Questions about saltarello

What does saltarello mean?
Saltarello means a lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.
What part of speech is saltarello?
Saltarello is a noun.
How do you pronounce saltarello?
Saltarello is pronounced /ˌsaltəˈɹɛləʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of saltarello?
The plural of saltarello is saltarellos.

Words near saltarello in the dictionary

  1. saltando
  2. saltant
  3. saltarella
  4. saltarellas
  5. saltarelli
  6. saltarello
  7. saltarellos
  8. saltasaurian
  9. saltasaurians
  10. saltasaurid
  11. saltasaurids

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