Noun: tarantella ,ter-un'te-lu [N. Amer], ,ta-run'te-lu [Brit]
- A lively whirling Italian dance for two persons
"They performed a spirited tarantella at the cultural festival";
- tarantelle
- Music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella
"The Italian festival featured a frenzied tarantella"
Derived forms: tarantellas
Type of: dance music, social dancing
Encyclopedia: Tarantella, Incorporated