saltarello

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UK/ˌsaltəˈɹɛləʊ/US/ˌsæltəˈɹɛloʊ/US/ˌsɑltəˈɹɛloʊ/

noun

A lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.

OriginItalian saltarello →
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Meanings

nounsaltarello (countable and uncountable, plural saltarellos)

plural saltarellos · alternative saltarella

  1. countableuncountableA lively medieval Italian dance with a leaping step.
  2. countableuncountableThe music for such a dance.

Origin

  1. Italiansaltarello
  2. Englishsaltarello

Unadapted borrowing from Italian saltarello, from saltare (“to jump, to leap”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with saltarello

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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