recitativo
[ res-i-tuh-tee-voh; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vaw ]
/ ˌrɛs ɪ təˈti voʊ; Italian ˌrɛ tʃi tɑˈti vɔ /
noun, plural rec·i·ta·ti·vos, rec·i·ta·ti·vi [res-i-tuh-tee-vee; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vee], /ˌrɛs ɪ təˈti vi; Italian ˌrɛ tʃi tɑˈti vi/, Music.
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Origin of recitativo
Borrowed into English fromItalian around 1610–20
Words nearby recitativo
recision, recit., recital, recitation, recitative, recitativo, recite, reck, reckless, Recklinghausen, Recklinghausen's disease
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