New American Oxford Dictionary
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