passacaglia

Borrowed from Italian passacaglia, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpasəˈkɑːlɪ.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɑsəˈkɑljə/

passacaglia (plural passacaglias)

1. (music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre, and use of a ground bass.
2. (music, by extension) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics.

• chaconne

• passacaglio m (archaic)

Bortowed from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar (“to pass”) + calle (“street”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌpas.saˈkaʎ.ʎa/, [ˌpäsːäˈkäʎːä]
• Rhymes: -aʎʎa
• Hyphenation: pas‧sa‧cà‧glia

passacaglia f (plural passacaglie)

1. (music) passacaglia (historical Spanish dance)