appoggiatura

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˌpɒdʒəˈtʊərə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə poj′ə tŏŏr′ə, -tyŏŏr′ə; It. äp pôd′jä to̅o̅′rä)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•pog•gia•tu•ra  (ə poj′ə tŏŏr′ə, -tyŏŏr′ə; It. äp pôd′jä to̅o̅′rä),USA pronunciation n. [Music.]
  1. Music and Dancea note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time.
  • Italian: a propping, equivalent. to appoggiat(o), past participle of appoggiare to support (see ap-1, podi(um), -ate1) + -ura -ure
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
appoggiatura / əˌpɒdʒəˈtʊərə/ ( -ras, -re / -rɛ/)
  1. an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, literally: a propping, from appoggiare to prop, support
'appoggiatura' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
grace note

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