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bergamasca

American

[ber-gah-mahs-kah] / ˌbɛr gɑˈmɑs kɑ /

noun

a fast dance similar to the tarantella.
the music for this dance.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

bergamasche

plural

Etymology

Origin of bergamasca

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

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