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passacaglia (n.)
dance tune of Spanish origin, 1650s, from Italian, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar "to pass" (from Latin passus "step, pace," from PIE root *pete- "to spread") + calle "street," from Latin callis "path, rough track" (which is perhaps related to callum "hard skin;" see callus). So called because the songs often were played in the streets.
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Dictionary entries near passacaglia
Pasiphae
pasquinade
pass
pass out
passable
passacaglia
passage
passageway
Passamaquoddy
passant
passbook