tar ‧ an ‧ tel ‧ la /ˌtærənˈtelə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: Taranto ; because the dance was thought to be a cure for being bitten by a tarantula ( ⇨ ↑ tarantula ) ]
a fast Italian dance, or the music for this dance