stretta
[ stret-uh ]
/ ˈstrɛt ə /
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noun, plural stret·te [stret-ey] /ˈstrɛt eɪ/, stret·tas. Music.
a concluding passage played at a faster tempo.
Nearby words
stretching course, stretchmarks, stretchout, stretchy, stretford, stretta, stretto, streusel, streuselkuchen, strew, strewment
Origin of stretta
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Examples from the Web for stretta
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 GregoroviusThe train started late, and travelled slowly; but he heard a porter bawling "Stretta Mill!"
Cynthia|Leonard Merrick