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tarentella

tarentella is the alternative form of tarantella.

Meaning of tarantella

Noun

tarantella (plural tarantellas)

  1. A rapid dance in 6/8 time, originating in Italy, or a piece of music for such a dance.
    • The set in which they found themselves was composed of English, and Amy was compelled to walk decorously through a cotillion, feeling all the while as if she could dance the tarantella with relish.1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC

Forms of tarentella

pluraltarentellas

Questions about tarentella

What is tarentella the alternative form of?
Tarentella is the alternative form of tarantella.

Words near tarentella in the dictionary

  1. Taremi
  2. Taremis
  3. Taren Point
  4. tarenflurbil
  5. tarenna
  6. tarentella
  7. tarentellas
  8. Tarentine
  9. Tarentines
  10. tarentism
  11. tarento

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