n. (also tarantelle)
1. a rapid whirling S. Italian dance.
2 the music for this.
Etymology: It., f. Taranto in Italy (because the dance was once thought to be a cure for a tarantula bite): cf. TARANTISM
n. (also tarantelle)
1. a rapid whirling S. Italian dance.
2 the music for this.
Etymology: It., f. Taranto in Italy (because the dance was once thought to be a cure for a tarantula bite): cf. TARANTISM
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012