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frottola

frottola noun: 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.

Noun

frottola (plural frottole)

  1. 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.

Forms of frottola

pluralfrottole

Origin of frottola

Borrowed from Italian frottola.

Questions about frottola

What does frottola mean?
Frottola means 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.
What part of speech is frottola?
Frottola is a noun.
What is the plural of frottola?
The plural of frottola is frottole.

Words near frottola in the dictionary

  1. frotting
  2. frottoir
  3. frottoirist
  4. frottoirists
  5. frottoirs
  6. frottola
  7. frottole
  8. frou-frou
  9. frou-froued
  10. frou-frouing
  11. frou-frous

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