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ca•ba•let•ta
(kab′ə let′ə, kä′bə-; It. kä′bä let′tä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -let•tas, -let•te
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(-let′ā; It. -let′te).USA pronunciation
- Music, Music and Dancea short, operatic aria of simple form and style.
- Latin cōpula bond; see copula
- Old Provencal cobla
- Italian, alteration of coboletta stanza, diminutive of cob(b)ola, cobla stanza, couplet
- 1835–45