noun
pl. -·let′te or Eng.-·tas the bravura section of an aria or duet
Origin of cabaletta
It, diminutive (? altered after caballo, horse) of cobbola, refrain from Provençal cobla, couplet from Classical Latin copula, copulacabaletta
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cabaletta
noun
pl. ca·ba·let·tas, or ca·ba·let·te- A short aria that has a repetitive rhythm and a simple style.
- The final section of an aria or duet marked by a quick uniform rhythm.
Origin of cabaletta
Italian alteration of coboletta stanza diminutive of cobola, cobla from Old Provençal cobla from Latin cōpula linkTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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