vibrato

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪˈbɹɑːtoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ

Noun

vibrato (plural vibratos)

1. (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato m, past participle of vibrare (“to vibrate”), cognate with vibré m

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. (music) vibrato

Further reading

• “vibrato” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

vibrato m (feminine singular vibrata, masculine plural vibrati, feminine plural vibrate)

1. past participle of vibrare

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibrati)

1. (music) vibrato

Verb

vibrātō

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vibrō
2. third-person singular present active imperative of vibrō

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. (music) vibrato (musical effect where the pitch of a note is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered)

Noun

vibrato m (plural vibratos)

1. vibrato