passamezzo

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noun

An Italian folk dance of the 16th and early 17th centuries.

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Meanings

nounpassamezzo (plural passamezzos or passamezzi)

plural passamezzos · plural passamezzi

  1. An Italian folk dance of the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Origin

  1. Italianpassamezzo
  2. Englishpassamezzo

From Italian passamezzo. Doublet of passymeasure.

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APA

passamezzo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passamezzo

MLA

“passamezzo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passamezzo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passamezzo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passamezzo.

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