tar‧an‧tel‧la /ˌtærənˈtelə/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Italian;
Origin: Taranto; because the dance was thought to be a cure for being bitten by a tarantula ( ⇒ tarantula)]
a fast Italian dance, or the music for this dance
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