Etymology

cabaletta

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Today it means: A short, rhythmically repetitive aria. Full definition →

Old Occitan cobla ← Latin copula
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  1. Latin · derived fromcopula
  2. Old Occitan · derived fromcobla
  3. English todaycabaletta

An Italian variant of coboletta, diminutive of cobola (“stanza, couplet”), from Old Occitan cobla, from Latin copula. Doublet of couplet.

Words from the same roots

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couplecopula

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