roulade
/ɹuːˈlɑːd/US/ɹuˈlɑd/
roulade noun: an elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
Noun
roulade (plural roulades)
- An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
- He leaned back in his chair, and little more than the whites of his upturned eyes were visible; and beating time upon the table with one hand, claw-wise, and with two or three queer, little thrills and roulades, which re-appeared with great precision in each verse, he delivered himself thus, in...1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
- He heard only here and there the ecstatic burst of a mocking-bird's wonderful roulades.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 71
- A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.
Verb
roulade (third-person singular simple present roulades, present participle roulading, simple past and past participle rouladed)
- To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.
roulade meaning in Indonesian
roulade in Indonesian
- A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked
- rolade
Forms of roulade
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | roulades |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | roulades |
| present participle | roulading |
| past participle | rouladed |
| past | rouladed |
Origin of roulade
From French roulade, from rouler (“to roll”), from Old French roler.
Words that rhyme with roulade
Questions about roulade
- What does roulade mean?
- Roulade means an elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
- What is roulade in Indonesian?
- Roulade in Indonesian is rolade. See Roulade meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is roulade?
- Roulade can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce roulade?
- Roulade is pronounced /ɹuːˈlɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of roulade?
- The plural of roulade is roulades.
Words near roulade in the dictionary
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