allegretto | (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
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(noun) a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | - |
amaretto | (noun) an Italian almond liqueur | - |
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cavetto | (noun) a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section | - |
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falsetto | (noun) a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register | - |
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ghetto | (noun) formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live | - |
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(noun) a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions | - |
(noun) any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping | - |
larghetto | (noun) (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio | - |
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lazaretto | (noun) hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) | Synonyms: lazar house, lazaret, lazarette, pesthouse |
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(noun) a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship | Synonyms: glory hole |
libretto | (noun) the words of an opera or musical play | - |
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palmetto | (noun) any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves | - |
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stiletto | (noun) a small dagger with a tapered blade | - |
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terzetto | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika |
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