frottola

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noun

The predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal.

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Meanings

nounfrottola (plural frottole)

plural frottole

  1. entertainmentThe predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal.

Origin

  1. Italianfrottola
  2. Italianfrottola
  3. Englishfrottola

Borrowed from Italian frottola.

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Translations

Italian frottola
  • frottolatype of Italian popular song
Polish frottola
  • frottolatype of Italian popular song
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APA

frottola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frottola

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“frottola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frottola. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frottola,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frottola.

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