How to pronounce arioso
American English pronunciation
ar-ee-OH-soh
- IPA
- /ˌɑɹiˈoʊsoʊ/
- Syllables
- ar · ee · OH · soh (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What arioso means
A songlike passage in opera, between speech and aria
In a sentence: The singer's gentle arioso led the audience into the opera's biggest song.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Italian, where it means songlike, like an aria.
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