rinkafadda

noun

rin·​ka·​fad·​da

ˈriŋkəˈfät͟hə

variants or less commonly rinka

ˈriŋkə

plural -s

: an Irish dance resembling the Virginia reel

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic rinnce fada, from rinnce dance + fada long

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