pralltriller

[ prahl-tril-er ]
/ ˈprɑlˌtrɪl ər /

noun Music.

Origin of pralltriller

1835–45; < German: literally, rebounding trill

Words nearby pralltriller

British Dictionary definitions for pralltriller

pralltriller
/ (ˈprɑːlˌtrɪlə) /

noun

an ornament used in 18th-century music consisting of an inverted mordent with an added initial upper note
another word for inverted mordent

Word Origin for pralltriller

German: bouncing trill