canzonet

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canzonet

/kanzə(ʊ)ˈnɛt/ UK

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From Italian canzonetta, from canzone (“song”) + -etta (“-ette: forming diminutives”), from Latin cantiō. Doublet of canzonetta. Cf. canzone.

noun canzonets

A short song, now especially one which is light and breezy. Besides what I have said of one of their warlike songs, I have another amorous canzonet, which beginneth in this sence […].

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@misc{canzonet_2026,
  title = {canzonet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canzonet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}