English Explanatory Dictionary

canzonet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy.

Pronunciation

/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/

Word forms

canzonet canzonets

Etymology

From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone.

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