Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madrigal

/ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: madri-gal
IPA: /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.

noun

A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.

noun

A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.

Etymology

From Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: madrigale, mātrīcālis

Inflected Forms

madrigals (plural)

Derived Forms

madrigaler madrigalian madrigalic madrigalist madrigalistic

Questions

How do you pronounce madrigal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/.
What does madrigal mean?: A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
Where does madrigal come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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