Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ridotto

/ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ri-dot-to
IPA: /ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century.

noun

An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.

Example Sentences

"May 26, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets."
"Night came, with that increase of gaiety which has always been night's peculiar privilege—perhaps on the principle of contrast. Monday, it was the ridotto; Tuesday, the opera; Wednesday, Ranelagh; Thursday, the play; Friday, a ball; Saturday, a rout, or else a little of all these blended together."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ridotto (“foyer”). Doublet of redoubt.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: ridotto

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/
British English: /ɹɪˈdɒtəʊ/

Inflected Forms

ridottos (plural) ridottoes (plural) ridotti (plural)

Synonyms

reduction

Questions

How do you pronounce ridotto?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈdoʊtoʊ/.
What does ridotto mean?: A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
Where does ridotto come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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