canzonet

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UK/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

noun

A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

OriginItalian canzonetta ← Latin cantiō →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nouncanzonet (plural canzonets)

plural canzonets

  1. A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

    Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet, which beginneth in this sence […].

    , Folio Society 2006, vol.1, p.213

Origin

  1. Latincantiō
  2. Italiancanzonetta
  3. Englishcanzonet

From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone.

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APA

canzonet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzonet

MLA

“canzonet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzonet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canzonet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzonet.

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