How to pronounce cantabile
American English pronunciation
kahn-TAH-bih-lay
- IPA
- /kɑnˈtɑbɪˌleɪ/
- Syllables
- kahn · TAH · bih · lay (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What cantabile means
In a smooth, songlike way, as a direction in music
In a sentence: The teacher asked Mia to play the slow part cantabile, as if the piano were singing.
Where it comes from: It is Italian for singable, from the Latin cantare, meaning to sing.
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