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madrigal

/ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/

madrigal noun: a song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.

Noun

madrigal (plural madrigals)

  1. A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
  2. A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.
  3. A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.

madrigal meaning in Urdu and Bengali

madrigal in Urdu

گوال گیت, کجری

madrigal in Bengali

যন্ত্রসংগীতবিহীন সমবেত কণ্ঠসংগীত

Forms of madrigal

pluralmadrigals

Origin of madrigal

From Italian madrigale, from Latin mātrīcālis.

Words formed from madrigal

Questions about madrigal

What does madrigal mean?
Madrigal means a song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.
What is madrigal in Urdu?
Madrigal in Urdu is گوال گیت, کجری. See Madrigal meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is madrigal?
Madrigal is a noun.
How do you pronounce madrigal?
Madrigal is pronounced /ˈmæd͡ɹɪɡəl/.
What is the plural of madrigal?
The plural of madrigal is madrigals.

Words near madrigal in the dictionary

  1. Madridians
  2. Madridista
  3. Madridistas
  4. madrier
  5. madriers
  6. madrigal
  7. madrigaler
  8. madrigalers
  9. madrigalesque
  10. madrigaletti
  11. madrigaletto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: madrigal (page history and authors); madrigal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); madrigal (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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