Tarantella (noun)
ta-ran-tel-a
A rapid whirling dance originating in southern Italy.
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.
Example sentences
“As they swirled and swirled, they fell in love to the tarantella.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
