abbellimento

Italian

Etymology

From abbellire +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.bel.liˈmen.to/
• Rhymes: -ento
• Hyphenation: ab‧bel‧li‧mén‧to

Noun

abbellimento m (plural abbellimenti)

1. the act of embellishing
2. embellishment, ornament
3. (music) grace note, ornamentation

Further reading

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