transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-sə-ˈkäl-yə, ˌpa-sə-ˈkal-yə ]
noun
Etymology: modification of Spanish pasacalle, from pasar to pass + calle street, from Latin callis path — more at pase
Date: 1659
1.
a. : an old Italian or Spanish dance tune
b. : an instrumental musical composition consisting of variations usually on a ground bass in moderately slow triple time
2. : an old dance performed to a passacaglia