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canzonet

/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-zonet
IPA
/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

Inflected Forms

canzonets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce canzonet?
The recorded pronunciation is /kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/.
What does canzonet mean?
A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
Where does canzonet come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce canzonet

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