saltarello

[ sal-tuh-rel-oh, sawl-; Italian sahl-tah-rel-law ]

noun,plural sal·ta·rel·los, Italian sal·ta·rel·li [sahl-tah-rel-lee]. /ˌsɑl tɑˈrɛl li/.
  1. a lively Italian dance for one person or a couple.

  2. the music for it.

Origin of saltarello

1
1590–1600; <Italian, derivative of saltare to dance; see saltant

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British Dictionary definitions for saltarello

saltarello

/ (ˌsæltəˈrɛləʊ) /


nounplural -li (-lɪ) or -los
  1. a traditional Italian dance, usually in compound duple time

  2. a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Origin of saltarello

1
C18: from Italian, from saltare to dance energetically, from Latin; see saltant

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