Canzonet

/ˌkænzəˈnɛt/ noun

Definition

A short, light song or a small canzone, often with a simple melody and cheerful nature.

Etymology

From Italian canzonetta, which is a diminutive form of canzone, created by adding the suffix -etta to indicate something smaller or lighter. It entered English in the 16th century as Italianate music became fashionable.

Kelly Says

The diminutive ending -etta or -et was a clever way for Renaissance composers to signal mood—a canzonetta promised something more playful and intimate than a grand canzone, like the difference between a short story and an epic poem.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካንሶና
kan-sona
ARالعربية
ألحان
al-ḥān
BNবাংলা
কান্সোনে
kan-sona
CACatalà
cançons
kan-soŋs
CSČeština
canzonet
kan-zon-et
DADansk
canzonet
kan-zon-et
DEDeutsch
Canzonett
kan-tso-net
ELΕλληνικά
κανζονέτα
kan-zon-e-ta
ESEspañol
canzonet
kan-tso-net
FAفارسی
کنسونا
kan-sona
FISuomi
canzonetti
kan-tso-netti
FRFrançais
canzonet
kan-zon-e
GUGU
કાંસોના
kaan-sona
HAHA
canzonet
kan-zon-et
HEעברית
קאנצונטה
kan-zon-ta
HIहिन्दी
गीत
geet
HUMagyar
canzonet
kan-zon-et
IDBahasa Indonesia
canzonet
kan-zon-et
IGIG
canzonet
kan-zon-et
ITItaliano
canzonetta
kan-tso-netta
JA日本語
カンツォネット
kan-tsu-onetto
KKKK
қаныс
qanyys
KMKM
កាន្សូណា
kaan-suna
KO한국어
칸초네트
kan-chon-e-teu
MRMR
कॅन्झोने
kan-zhon-e
MSBahasa Melayu
canzonet
kan-zon-et
MYမြန်မာ
ကန်စုနာ
kan-su-na
NLNederlands
canzonet
kan-zon-et
NONorsk
canzonet
kan-zon-et
PAPA
ਕੈਂਜੋਨ
kan-jon
PLPolski
canzonet
kan-zon-et
PTPortuguês
canzonet
kan-so-net
RORomână
canzonet
kan-zon-et
RUРусский
канцoнетта
kan-tso-net-ta
SVSvenska
canzonet
kan-zon-et
SWKiswahili
canzonet
kan-zon-et
TAதமிழ்
கான்சோனா
kan-sona
TEతెలుగు
కన్సోనా
kan-sona
THไทย
เพลง
pheung
TLTL
canzonet
kan-zon-et
TRTürkçe
canzonet
kan-zon-et
UKУкраїнська
кансонетта
kan-so-net-ta
URاردو
کنزوں
kan-zon
VITiếng Việt
ca khúc
ka khuk
YOYO
canzonet
kan-zon-et
ZH中文
卡农
kā nòng
ZUZU
canzonet
kan-zon-et

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