fioriture

English

Etymology

Italian, plural of fioritura (“a flowering”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fjɔːɹɪˈtʊəɹeɪ/

Noun

fioriture pl (plural only)

(music) flourishes in a melody by a singer or musician.

References

“fioriture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fioritura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fjɔ.ʁi.tyʁ/

Noun

fioriture f (plural fioritures)

(chiefly in the plural) flourish, frill, fioriture

Further reading

“fioriture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fjo.riˈtu.re/

Noun

fioriture f

plural of fioritura

Anagrams

rifiuterò

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