Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ricercar

/ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ricer-car
IPA
/ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Italian ri- Italian cercare Italian ricercarebor. English ricercar Borrowed from Italian ricercare.

Inflected Forms

ricercars (plural) ricercare (alternative)

Homonyms

ricercare

Questions

How do you pronounce ricercar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌriːt͡ʃəɹˈkɑːɹ(eɪ)/.
What does ricercar mean?
An instrumental musical composition, fugal in style but in a more serious character and with longer notes.
Where does ricercar come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Italian ri- Italian cercare Italian ricercarebor. English ricercar Borrowed from Italian ricercare.

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