ˌtarən.ˈtelə noun
or tar·en·telle | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|tel
( -s )
Etymology: tarantella from Italian, from Taranto, seaport in southern Italy often associated with the dancing mania of tarantism + Italian -ella; tarentelle from French, from Italian tarantella
1. : a vivacious folk dance of southern Italy in 6/8 time usually performed by couples shaking tambourines
2. : music suited to the tarantella or in its presto sextuple measure (as 3/8 or in early examples quadruple) usually alternating suddenly between the major and the minor modes