cabaletta

[ kab-uh-let-uh, kah-buh-; Italian kah-bah-let-tah ]

noun

, plural ca·ba·let·tas, ca·ba·let·te [kab-, uh, -, let, -ey, kah-b, uh, -, kah-bah-, let, -te].

1. a short, operatic aria of simple form and style.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cabaletta¹

1835–45; < Italian, alteration of coboletta stanza, diminutive of cob ( b ) ola, cobla stanza, couplet < Old Provençal cobla < Latin cōpula bond; copula

Example Sentences

In this cabaletta we noticed a tendency to show off vocal gifts which may be just a little out of place.

From Project Gutenberg

Here alone he adheres to the old tradition of cavatina and cabaletta—the slow movement followed by the quick.

From Project Gutenberg

The second subject in C, is in the style of the Italian aria, concluding with the lively Cabaletta strain.

From Project Gutenberg