Tarantel
German
editEtymology
edit16th century, from Italian tarantola.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editTarantel f (genitive Tarantel, plural Taranteln)
- tarantula (Lycosa tarantula, kind of wolf spider of southern Europe)
- certain other large species of wolf spider, chiefly of the genera Alopecosa, Hogna, Lycosa
- (obsolete) the disused wolf spider genus Tarentula
- (rare, nonstandard, anglicism) a New World tarantula (spider of the family Theraphosidae)
- Synonym: Vogelspinne
Declension
editDeclension of Tarantel [feminine]
Hypernyms
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Tarantel” in Duden online