coloratura
coloratura · coloraturas
Koloratur
Florid or fancy passages in vocal musicFlorid or fancy passages in vocal music.
/kɒləɹəˈtjʊɹə/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
Koloratur
a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
(countable)A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
fancy passage in vocal music:
Origin
Borrowed from Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”).Borrowed from Italian coloratura, from Late Latin colōrātūra, from colōrāre (“to colour”).
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Forms
plural: coloraturasSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music:coloratura soprano
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcoloratura soprano
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable