ritornello

English

Alternative forms

• ritornel, ritornell, ritornelle

Etymology

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (“return”), from ritornare (“to return”): compare French ritournelle.

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

1. (music) A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri.torˈnɛl.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: ri‧tor‧nèl‧lo

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornelli)

1. (music) refrain, chorus, burden
2. (music) riff

   Synonym: riff

3. (by extension) same old story, refrain

Spanish

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornellos)

1. ritornello