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Italian
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bar.d͡zelˈlet.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: bar‧zel‧lét‧ta
Noun
barzelletta f (plural barzellette)
- joke (amusing story)
- (music) a 15th century dance song composed of loose septenaries and octosyllables
Further reading
- barzelletta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana