bergamasche

ber·ga·mas·ca

[Italian ber-gah-mahs-kah]
noun, plural ber·ga·mas·che [ber-gah-mahs-ke] .
1.
a fast dance similar to the tarantella.
2.
the music for this dance.

Origin:
1580–90; < Italian, noun use of feminine of Bergamasco of Bergama

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