transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-dri-gəl ]
noun
Etymology: Italian madrigale, probably from Medieval Latin matricale, from neuter of * matricalis simple, from Late Latin, of the womb, from Latin matric-, matrix womb, from mater mother
Date: 1588
1. : a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
2.
a. : a complex polyphonic unaccompanied vocal piece on a secular text developed especially in the 16th and 17th centuries
b. : part-song ; especially : glee
• mad·ri·gal·ian ˌma-drə-ˈga-lē-ən, -ˈgā- adjective
• mad·ri·gal·ist ˈma-dri-gə-list noun