tarantism

English

Etymology

From Italian tarantismo, from Taranto, the Italian city where the diagnosis was first made.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtæɹəntɪzm/

Noun

tarantism (usually uncountable, plural tarantisms)

an extreme urge to dance

Translations

an extreme urge to dance thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula

Dutch: tarantisme n, danswoede f
Hungarian: tarantizmus

Portuguese: tarantismo m

Anagrams

tintamars

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