tarantella

[ tar-uhn-tel-uh ]

/ ˌtær ənˈtɛl ə /

noun

a rapid, whirling southern Italian dance in very quick sextuple, originally quadruple, meter, usually performed by a single couple, and formerly supposed to be a remedy for tarantism.

a piece of music either for the dance or in its rhythm.

Origin of tarantella

1775–85; <Italian, equivalent to Tarant(o) Taranto + -ella-elle

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tarantella

tarantella , tarantula

Words nearby tarantella

Taranaki, Taranaki gate, Taranaki wind, tar and feather, tarantass, tarantella, Tarantino, tarantism, Taranto, tarantula, Tarantula nebula

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Example sentences from the Web for tarantella

It's good when the blood calls one to the tarantella, isn't it?
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
He danced the tarantella while she watched him, then threw himself down beside her, laughing, to rest.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
He had never seen the tarantella, yet now with his sensation of expectation there was blended another feeling.
The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens
There is singing with dancing—the "Apache," the "Tarantella."
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

I will teach them to sing more songs, and to dance the tarantella as well as the trescone, and we shall soon forget this sorrow.
The Italian Twins|Lucy Fitch Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for tarantella

tarantella

/ (ˌtærənˈtɛlə) /

noun

a peasant dance from S Italy

a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in fast six-eight time

Word Origin for tarantella

C18: from Italian, from Taranto Taranto; associated with tarantism

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tarantella
释义	tarantella [ tar-uhn-tel-uh ] / ˌtær ənˈtɛl ə / noun a rapid, whirling southern Italian dance in very quick sextuple, originally quadruple, meter, usually performed by a single couple, and formerly supposed to be a remedy for tarantism. a piece of music either for the dance or in its rhythm. Origin of tarantella 1775–85; <Italian, equivalent to Tarant(o) Taranto + -ella-elle WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tarantella tarantella , tarantula Words nearby tarantella Taranaki, Taranaki gate, Taranaki wind, tar and feather, tarantass, tarantella, Tarantino, tarantism, Taranto, tarantula, Tarantula nebula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tarantella It's good when the blood calls one to the tarantella, isn't it? The Call of the Blood\|Robert Smythe Hichens He danced the tarantella while she watched him, then threw himself down beside her, laughing, to rest. The Call of the Blood\|Robert Smythe Hichens He had never seen the tarantella, yet now with his sensation of expectation there was blended another feeling. The Call of the Blood\|Robert Smythe Hichens There is singing with dancing—the "Apache," the "Tarantella." The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb I will teach them to sing more songs, and to dance the tarantella as well as the trescone, and we shall soon forget this sorrow. The Italian Twins\|Lucy Fitch Perkins British Dictionary definitions for tarantella tarantella / (ˌtærənˈtɛlə) / noun a peasant dance from S Italy a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in fast six-eight time Word Origin for tarantella C18: from Italian, from Taranto Taranto; associated with tarantism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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