siciliano

[ si-sil-ee-ah-noh ]
/ sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ noʊ /

noun, plural si·cil·i·a·nos.

a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
the music for this dance.
Also si·cil·i·a·na [si-sil-ee-ah-nah, -nuh] /sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ nɑ, -nə/.

Origin of siciliano

1715–25; < Italian: literally, Sicilian

British Dictionary definitions for siciliana

siciliano
/ (sɪˌsɪlɪˈɑːnəʊ, ˌsɪtʃɪˈljɑːnəʊ) /

noun plural -ianos

an old dance in six-beat or twelve-beat time
music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word Origin for siciliano

Italian: Sicilian