tarantella

Definition of Tarantella in English :

1. tarantella

music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella

2. tarantella, tarantelle

a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tarantella

noun

1.

a peasant dance from S Italy

2.

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

noun

1.

a fast, whirling southern Italian dance for couples, in 6/8 time

2.

music for this

n.

1. A lively, whirling southern Italian dance in 6/8 time, once thought to be a remedy for tarantism.

2. The music for this dance.