Transcription
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- [tar-uh n-tel-uh]
- /ˌtær ənˈtɛl ə/
- /ˌtæ.rən.ˈte.lə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tar-uh n-tel-uh]
- /ˌtær ənˈtɛl ə/
Definitions of tarantella word
- noun tarantella a rapid, whirling southern Italian dance in very quick sextuple, originally quadruple, meter, usually performed by a single couple, and formerly supposed to be a remedy for tarantism. 1
- noun tarantella a piece of music either for the dance or in its rhythm. 1
- noun tarantella Italian dance form 1
- noun tarantella a peasant dance from S Italy 0
- noun tarantella a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, in fast six-eight time 0
- noun tarantella a fast, whirling southern Italian dance for couples, in 6/8 time 0
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Origin of tarantella
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; < Italian, equivalent to Tarant(o) Taranto + -ella -elle
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Parts of speech for Tarantella
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tarantella popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tarantella usage trend in Literature
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- where did the tarantella originate from?
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- how to do the tarantella?
- how to dance tarantella?
- how to dance the tarantella steps?
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- what is the tarantella dance?
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