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canzonetta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-zonet-ta
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: canzonetta, cantiō

Inflected Forms

canzonettas (plural)

Questions

What does canzonetta mean?
A style of popular Italian secular vocal composition which originated around 1560, or a piece composed in this style
Where does canzonetta come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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