fioriture
English edit
Etymology edit
Italian, plural of fioritura (“a flowering”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fioriture pl (plural only)
- (music) flourishes in a melody by a singer or musician.
References edit
- “fioriture”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian fioritura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fioriture f (plural fioritures)
Further reading edit
- “fioriture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fioriture f