bergamasca

[ Italian ber-gah-mahs-kah ]

noun

, plural ber·ga·mas·che [be, r, -gah-, mahs, -ke].

1. a fast dance similar to the tarantella.
2. the music for this dance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bergamasca¹

1580–90; < Italian, noun use of feminine of Bergamasco of Bergama

Example Sentences

In a statement on Saturday, Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio said the Percassi family will keep a 45% stake in La Dea, the holding company that has about 86% of Atalanta.

From Reuters

Near the beginning of the pandemic, Gabriella Formenti, a doctor from the village of Tavernola Bergamasca in northern Italy, started feeling exhausted and had a high fever.

From Washington Times

Near the beginning of the pandemic, Gabriella Formenti, a doctor from the village of Tavernola Bergamasca in northern Italy, started feeling exhausted and had a high fever.

From Seattle Times

I learn that the Bergamasca sheep with adorably droopy ears are “considered the best Italian breed for meat production,” and that the Nero di Calabria in the pigpen are “typically used for traditional products such as sopressata Calabrese.”

From Washington Post