bergomask

== English == === Alternative forms === bergamask bergamesca bergamasca === Etymology === So called in ridicule of the people of Bergamo, Italy, formerly noted for their clownishness. === Noun === bergomask (plural bergomasks) (obsolete) A kind of rustic dance. === References === “bergomask”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.