frottola
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian frottola.
Noun
[edit]frottola (plural frottole)
- (music) The predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal.
Translations
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From frotta.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]frottola f (plural frottole)
- (music) frottola (Italian popular secular song)
- (colloquial) lie, fib
Further reading
[edit]- frottola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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