rubato

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rubato (robbed, stolen), since the time is "borrowed".

Pronunciation

Noun

rubato (countable and uncountable, plural rubatos or rubati)

  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
    • 2007, Michele Weir, Jazz Piano Handbook, Alfred Music Publishing, →ISBN, page 110:
      The etudes with metronome markings should be played in tempo, all others should be considered rubato.

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French

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. rubato

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Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rubato.

Adverb

rubato

  1. (music) rubato

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈba.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bà‧to

Participle

rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. past participle of rubare (to steal)

Adjective

rubato (feminine rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. (music) rubato

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rubato (stolen). Doublet of roubado.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ru‧ba‧to

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) rubato (timing played near, but not on the beat)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian rubato.

Adverb

rubato

  1. rubato

Noun

rubato n (uncountable)

  1. rubato

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative rubato rubatoul
genitive-dative rubato rubatoului
vocative rubatoule