recitativo
[ res-i-tuh-tee-voh; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vaw ]
/ ˌrɛs ɪ təˈti voʊ; Italian ˌrɛ tʃi tɑˈti vɔ /
noun, plural rec·i·ta·ti·vos, rec·i·ta·ti·vi [res-i-tuh-tee-vee; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vee] /ˌrɛs ɪ təˈti vi; Italian ˌrɛ tʃi tɑˈti vi/, Music.
Origin of recitativo
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1610–20
Words nearby recitativo
recit.,
recital,
recitatif,
recitation,
recitative,
recitativo,
recite,
reck,
reckless,
recklinghausen,
recklinghausen's disease