capriccioso

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian capriccioso. Cognate with capricious.

Adverb[edit]

capriccioso (not comparable)

  1. (music) capriciously

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From capriccio +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ka.pritˈt͡ʃo.zo/, (traditional) /ka.pritˈt͡ʃo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ca‧pric‧ció‧so

Adjective[edit]

capriccioso (feminine capricciosa, masculine plural capricciosi, feminine plural capricciose)

  1. capricious, whimsical, finicky, naughty, unpredictable
  2. (music) capriccioso

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ capriccioso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian capriccioso.

Adverb[edit]

capriccioso

  1. capriccioso
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