rubato

English

Etymology

Italian rubato (robbed, stolen), since the time is "borrowed".

Noun

rubato (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈbato/, [ruˈbaːto]

Participle

rubato m (feminine singular rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. past participle of rubare (to steal)

Adjective

rubato (feminine singular rubata, masculine plural rubati, feminine plural rubate)

  1. (music) rubato

Portuguese

Noun

rubato m (plural rubatos)

  1. (music) rubato (timing played near, but not on the beat)
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