Etymology

madrigal

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Today it means: A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy. Full definition →

Italian madrigale ← Latin mātrīcālis
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  1. Latin · derived frommātrīcālis
  2. Italian · borrowed frommadrigale
  3. English todaymadrigal

From Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis.

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