appoggiatura
nounfemininetécnico/ɐ.pu.ʒjɐ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/rare
a·po·gia·tu·ra
Definition
(Music) An ornamental note of long or short duration that is dissonant to the main harmony and resolves by step to a consonant note.
The appoggiatura added expressive tension to the phrase.
He played the appoggiatura with great feeling.
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Common collocations
long appoggiaturashort appoggiatura
Etymology
Do italiano 'appoggiatura'.