a cappella
English
/ˌæ.kəˈpɛl.ə/, /ˌɑ kəˈpɛl.ə/
noun
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian alla cappella (in the manner of the chapel).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
alla cappella
Gloss
in the manner of the chapel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- a cappella Italian
- alla cappella Italian
- a capella Dutch, Flemish
- a cappella French
- a capela Spanish, Castilian
- a capella Spanish, Castilian
- a cappella Norwegian Bokmål
- a capella Portuguese
- a cappella Portuguese
- a cappella Polish
- 阿卡貝拉 Chinese