passamezzo

English

Etymology

Italian passamezzo. Doublet of passymeasure.

Noun

passamezzo (plural passamezzos or passamezzi)

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

Derived terms

• passymeasure

Italian

Alternative forms

• passemezzo

Etymology

Alteration of univerbation of pass' +‎ e +‎ mezzo, literally “[one] step and a half”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pas.saˈmɛd.d͡zo/
• Rhymes: -ɛddzo
• Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧mèz‧zo

Noun

passamezzo m (plural passamezzi)

1. passamezzo (dance)

Further reading

• passamezzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana