appoggiatura

English

/ə.ˌpɒ.dʒə.ˈtʊɹ.ə/

noun
Definitions
  • (music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian appoggiatura.

Origin

Italian (Fiorentino)

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