ca·ba·let·ta (k b  -l t , käb-)n. pl. ca·ba·let·tas or ca·ba·let·te (-l t ) 1. a. A short aria that has a repetitive rhythm and a simple style. b. The final section of an aria or duet marked by a quick uniform rhythm. 2. Something likened to such a short aria or a final section of a piece: "And a chronic chorus of cascades and birds/Cuts loose in a wild cabaletta" (W.H. Auden). [Italian, alteration of coboletta, stanza, diminutive of cobola, cobla, from Old Provençal cobla, from Latin c  pula, link.] |
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