CAVATINA


Meaning of CAVATINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-və-ˈtē-nə, ˌkä- ]

noun

Etymology: Italian, from cavata production of sound from an instrument, extraction, from cavare to dig out, from Latin, to make hollow, from cavus

Date: 1813

1. : an operatic solo simpler and briefer than an aria

2. : a songlike instrumental piece or movement

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