quintetto

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English

Etymology

From Italian.

Noun

quintetto (plural quintettos)

  1. (music) A quintet.
  2. (archaic) A party of five.
    • 1816, Thomas Love Peacock, Headlong Hall:
      While this amiable and enlightened quintetto were busily employed in flattering one another, Mr. Cranium retired to complete the preparations he had begun...

Interlingua

Noun

quintetto (plural quintettos)

  1. quintet

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwinˈtet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: quin‧tét‧to

Noun

quintetto m (plural quintetti)

  1. (music) quintet