APPOGGIATURA


Meaning of APPOGGIATURA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌpä-jə-ˈtu̇r-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, literally, support

Date: 1753

: an embellishing note or tone preceding an essential melodic note or tone and usually written as a note of smaller size

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.