coloratura
(noun) singing with florid ornamentation
coloratura, coloratura soprano
(noun) a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coloratura (countable and uncountable, plural coloraturas)
(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
(countable) A singer of such passages, especially a soprano.
coloratura (comparative more coloratura, superlative most coloratura)
Pertaining to coloratura.
Source: Wiktionary
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
