bergamasca

[ Italian ber-gah-mahs-kah ]
noun,plural ber·ga·mas·che [ber-gah-mahs-ke]. /ˌbɛr gɑˈmɑs kɛ/.

  1. a fast dance similar to the tarantella.

  2. the music for this dance.

Origin of bergamasca

1
1580–90; <Italian, noun use of feminine of Bergamasco of Bergama

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