a rapid whirling dance originating in southern Italy.
a piece of music written in fast 6/8 time in the style of the tarantella.
Origin:
late 18th century: Italian, from the name of the seaport Taranto. The dance was thought to be a cure for tarantism, the victim dancing the tarantella until exhausted. See also tarantula
tarantella in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of tarantella in the US English dictionary
