alegreto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian allegretto. Piecewise doublet of alegrete.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.lɨˈɡɾe.tu/ [ɐ.lɨˈɣɾe.tu], /a.lɛˈɡɾe.tɔ/ [a.lɛˈɣɾe.tɔ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre‧to

Adverb

alegreto (not comparable)

  1. (music) allegretto (played fast and lively)

Noun

alegreto m (plural alegretos)

  1. (music) allegretto (a movement that is to be played fast and lively)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alegreto, from Italian allegretto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleˈɡɾeto/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈɡɾɛː.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧gre‧to

Adjective

alegreto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. allegretto (musical direction)

Noun

alegreto (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ) (music)

  1. allegretto (a movement that is to be played fast and lively)

Further reading

  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23
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