cabaletta

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/kæbəˈlɛtə/

noun

A short, rhythmically repetitive aria.

OriginOld Occitan cobla ← Latin copula →
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Meanings

nouncabaletta (plural cabalettas)

plural cabalettas

  1. A short, rhythmically repetitive aria.

    1980, to bring the proceedings to an end and enable him to perform his salvatory mission, he swung into a cabaletta which summed up the argument against Arius — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers

Origin

  1. Latincopula
  2. Old Occitancobla
  3. Englishcabaletta

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

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Translations

Finnish cabaletta
  • cabalettarepetitive aria
Italian cabaletta
  • cabalettarepetitive aria

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ablactate
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APA

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Chicago

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