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cabaletta

ca ba let ta |ˌkabəˈletə, ˌkäbə -ˌkɑbəˈlɛtə | noun ( pl. cabalettas or cabalette |-ˈleˌtā | ) a simple aria with a repetitive rhythm. the uniformly quick final section of an aria. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Italian, variant of coboletta short stanza, diminutive of cobola, from Old Provençal cobla, from Latin copula connection.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cabaletta

cabaletta |ˌkabəˈlɛtə | noun ( pl. cabalettas or cabalette ) a simple aria with a repetitive rhythm. the uniformly quick final section of an aria. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Italian, variant of coboletta short stanza , diminutive of cobola, from Old Provençal cobla, from Latin copula connection .

 

Duden Dictionary

Cabaletta

Ca ba let ta Substantiv, feminin , die |Cabal e tta |die Cabaletta; Genitiv: der Cabaletta, Plural: die Cabalettas und Cabaletten italienisch der Kavatine a ähnliche kleine Arie