English
Alternative spellings
Bergomask
Etymology
From the Italian Bergamasco (from Bergamo, itself from German Bergheim, meaning "mountain home").
Adjective
Bergamask
- Of or characteristic of Bergamo, Italy.
Quotations
1594-6 "Will it please you to see the epilogue, or to hear a Bergomask dance between two of our company?" — Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Category:English adjectives
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