n. & v.
--n.
1. a piece of music sung or played at night, esp. by a lover under his lady's window, or suitable for this.
2 SERENATA.
--v.tr. sing or play a serenade to.
Derivatives:
serenader n.
Etymology: F s{eacute}r{eacute}nade f. It. serenata f. sereno SERENE