noun (plural -tos; also ostinati) Etymology: Italian, obstinate, from Latin obstinatus Date: circa 1876 a musical figure repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a composition
OSTINATO
Meaning of OSTINATO in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012