Alfabeto

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Noodles shaped like letters of the alphabet. uncountable

    "Holonym: alphabet soup"

  2. 2
    An early Italian alphabetic notation system used to describe chords. historical, uncountable

    "The monograph should deal not only with modal scales (their range, ambitus, "centonized" gestures, cadences, and structural application in music) but would similarly need to deal with the guitar's alfabeto, the labyrinth of guitar chords, movable chords, transposed chords, the progressions of B quadro and B molle in the alfabeto books, and so forth."

Example

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"Small pastas like orzo, acini di pepe, pastina, alfabeto, and ditalini are perfect for adding to soups."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian alfabeto (“alphabet”). Doublet of alphabet.

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alphabet soup

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