ˌsaltəˈre(ˌ)lō, ˌsȯl- noun
also sal·ta·rel·la -elə
( -s )
Etymology: Italian saltarello, from saltare to jump, from Latin
1. : an Italian dance characterized by a lively hop step at the beginning of each measure
2. : music for this dance or having its rhythm in quick triple or sextuple time and being characterized typically by skips and dotted triple rhythm
3. : a jack of a harpsichord