Cabaletta Definition
kăbə-lĕtə, käbə-
cabalettas, cabaletta
noun
A short aria that has a repetitive rhythm and a simple style.
American Heritage
The bravura section of an aria or duet.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cabaletta
Noun
Singular:
cabalettaPlural:
cabalettasOrigin of Cabaletta
Italian alteration of coboletta stanza diminutive of cobola, cobla from Old Provençal cobla from Latin cōpula link
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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An Italian variant of coboletta, diminutive of cobola (“stanza, couplet”), from Old Provençal cobla, from Latin copula.
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