ritornello

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English

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Etymology

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (return), from ritornare (to return): compare French ritournelle.

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

  1. (music) A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.torˈnɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tor‧nèl‧lo

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornelli)

  1. (music) refrain, chorus, burden
  2. (music) riff
    Synonym: riff
  3. (by extension) same old story, refrain

Spanish

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornellos)

  1. ritornello