grupetto

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noun

A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungrupetto (plural grupettos)

plural grupettos · alternative gruppetto · alternative groupetto

  1. entertainmentA group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.
  2. professional road cyclingThe trailing group of riders in a stage race that tries to finish the race stage in which it was formed at a time just under the cut-off time for when they would otherwise be disqualified from continuing on to the next stage of the race.

Origin

  1. Italian-
  2. Italian-
  3. Englishgrupetto

Borrowed from Italian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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