Main Entry: pas·sa·ca·glia

Pronunciation: \ˌpä-sə-ˈkäl-yə, ˌpa-sə-ˈkal-yə\

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of Spanish pasacalle, from pasar to pass + calle street, from Latin callis path — more at pase

Date: 1659

1 a : an old Italian or Spanish dance tune b : an instrumental musical composition consisting of variations usually on a ground bass in moderately slow triple time
2 : an old dance performed to a passacaglia