Meanings
plural appoggiaturas · plural appoggiature
- entertainmentA type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
The following Adagietto was like a long, melting appoggiatura composed of smaller dying falls and languid resolutions.
1992 March 2, New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan embellishing note usually written in smaller size
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Italianappoggiatura
- Englishappoggiatura
Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura, derived from appoggiare (“to lean”).
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Afrikaans appoggiatura
- appoggiaturaa type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
French appoggiature
- appoggiaturea type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
Greek αποτζιατούρα, επέρειση
- αποτζιατούρα (apotziatoúra)a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
- επέρειση (epéreisi)a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
Portuguese apogiatura, appoggiatura
- apogiaturaa type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
- appoggiaturaa type of musical ornament which creates a suspension
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with appoggiatura
Cite this entry
appoggiatura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appoggiatura
“appoggiatura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appoggiatura. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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