tarantela
Spanish, noun[t̪aɾãn̪ˈt̪ela]
tarantela is spelled T-A-R-A-N-T-E-L-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 152,151st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tarantela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “tarantella” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Música originaria de la región italiana de Nápoles, que se ejecuta en compás de seis por ocho y va acelerando…”.
What does tarantela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetarantella
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Música originaria de la región italiana de Nápoles, que se ejecuta en compás de seis por ocho y va acelerando el ritmo a medida que avanza 2. Baile que se corresponde con esa música₁.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tarantela
- tarantelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tarantela?
- [t̪aɾãn̪ˈt̪ela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tarantela in Spanish?
tarantela appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).