barzelletta

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bar.d͡zelˈlet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: bar‧zel‧lét‧ta
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

barzelletta f (plural barzellette)

  1. joke (amusing story)
  2. (music) a 15th century dance song composed of loose septenaries and octosyllables

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Further reading[edit]

  • barzelletta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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