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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian frottola.
Noun
frottola (plural frottole)
- (music) 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.
Translations
type of Italian popular song
Italian
Etymology
From frotta.
Pronunciation
Noun
frottola f (plural frottole)
- (music) frottola (Italian popular secular song)
- (colloquial) lie, fib
- Synonyms: bugia, balla, panzana, fola, fandonia, fanfaluca
Further reading
- frottola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana