saltarello

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(sal′tə rel′ō)

noun

  1. a lively Italian dance with a hopping, skipping step
  2. music for this dance

Origin: It < saltare, to leap < L: see saltant

See saltarello in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. sal·ta·rel·los or sal·ta·rel·li (-rĕlˈē)
A lively Italian dance with a skipping step at the beginning of each measure.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from saltare, to leap

Origin: , from Latin saltāre; see saltation

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