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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How to use saltarello in a sentence

  • She then tried the catching saltarello, with the same result exactly.

    An Autobiography | Elizabeth Butler
  • The company of 'men of hair,' calling themselves 'Saltiers,' may derive their name from the dance, 'saltarello.'

    Shakespeare and Music | Edward W. Naylor
  • We felt like dancing a saltarello, and perhaps might have done so if we had been in less princely presences.

    The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 | Lillie DeHegermann-Lindencrone
  • But the beautiful show of the evening was the Trasteverini dancing the saltarello in their most brilliant costume.

    At Home And Abroad | Margaret Fuller Ossoli
  • The finest show of the evening, Margaret says, was the native saltarello, danced by the Trasteverini in their gayest costumes.

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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