clavicembalo

[ klav-i-chem-buh-loh ]

noun,plural clav·i·cem·ba·li

[klav-i-chem-buh-lee]. /ˌklæv ɪˈtʃɛm bəˌli/.

a harpsichord.

Origin of clavicembalo

1730–40; <Italian <Medieval Latin clāvicymbalum, equivalent to Latin clāvi(s) key + cymbalumcymbal

Other words from clavicembalo

clav·i·cem·bal·ist, noun

Words Nearby clavicembalo

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How to use clavicembalo in a sentence

This was the origin of the harpsichord, the name by which the clavicembalo soon became more generally known.
How to Appreciate Music | Gustav Kobb
The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes.
A Popular History of the Art of Music | W. S. B. Mathews
Meanwhile the pianoforte of the day, the clavicembalo, as the Italians called it, had been considerably improved.
A Popular History of the Art of Music | W. S. B. Mathews
This instrument was probably an upright harpsichord or clavicembalo.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for clavicembalo

clavicembalo

/ (ˌklævɪˈtʃɛmbələʊ) /

nounplural -los

another name for harpsichord

Origin of clavicembalo

C18: from Italian, from Medieval Latin clāvis key + cymbalum cymbal

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