/kab'euh let"euh, kah'beuh-/ ; It. /kah'bah let"tah/ , n. , pl. cabalettas, cabalette /-let"ay/ ; It. /-let"te/ .
a short, operatic aria of simple form and style.
[ 1835-45; coboletta stanza, dim. of cob ( b ) ola, cobla stanza, couplet cobla copula bond; see COPULA ]