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canzonet

UK/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

canzonet noun: a short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

Noun

canzonet (plural canzonets)

  1. A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
    • Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet, which beginneth in this sence […]., Folio Society 2006, vol.1, p.213

Forms of canzonet

pluralcanzonets

Origin of canzonet

From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone.

Questions about canzonet

What does canzonet mean?
Canzonet means a short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.
What part of speech is canzonet?
Canzonet is a noun.
How do you pronounce canzonet?
Canzonet is pronounced /kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of canzonet?
The plural of canzonet is canzonets.

Words near canzonet in the dictionary

  1. canzonas
  2. canzone
  3. Canzoneri
  4. Canzoneris
  5. canzones
  6. canzonet
  7. canzonets
  8. canzonetta
  9. canzonettas
  10. canzonette
  11. canzonettes

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