noun
or pas·se·mez·zo ˌpäsəˈmet(ˌ)sō, -ed(ˌ)zō, -e(ˌ)zō
( -s )
Etymology: Italian passamezzo, passo e mezzo, from the phrase passo e mezzo step and a half
: an old originally Italian dance in duple time resembling the pavan but about twice as fast ; also : the music of this dance