Alfabeto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alfabeto is a noun meaning Noodles shaped like letters of the alphabet.
Meaning
Noodles shaped like letters of the alphabet.
More Meanings
- (music, historical) An early Italian alphabetic notation system used to describe chords.
Example Sentences
Holonym: alphabet soup
Small pastas like orzo, acini di pepe, pastina, alfabeto, and ditalini are perfect for adding to soups.
In the Italian system, each letter of the alfabeto represents a chord formation on the guitar (the letter A, for example, represents a G-major chord).
Composers for harpsichord, lute, viol, and guitar often placed chords or ornaments on notes in the positions of those strummed downward in the alfabeto tablatures, and composers for all instruments gave longer values to many of them.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alphabet, letter, alphagram, letterform, letterset, pangram.
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