stretta

[ stret-uh ]

noun,plural stret·te [stret-ey], /ˈstrɛt eɪ/, stret·tas.Music.
  1. a concluding passage played at a faster tempo.

Origin of stretta

1
1875–80; <Italian; feminine of stretto

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How to use stretta in a sentence

  • The train started late, and travelled slowly; but he heard a porter bawling "stretta Mill!"

    Cynthia | Leonard Merrick
  • In the morning, I went to the little village of stretta, where the three Paolis were born.

    Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2 | Ferdinand Gregorovius