bel canto

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian bel canto (literally “beautiful singing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛlˈkæntəʊ/ Rhymes: -æntəʊ === Noun === bel canto (uncountable) (music) An elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique. 2012 March 22nd, David Blockley, Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (309), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, chapter 1: “From idea to reality”, page 5: Bel canto, or the art of beautiful singing, in 17th- and 18th-century Italy cultivated embellishment through ornaments such as cadenzas, scales, and trills which declined as the size, power, and volume of the orchestra increased. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === bel canto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === balconet, can belto == Italian == === Noun === bel canto m (invariable) alternative form of belcanto == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian bel canto (literally “beautiful singing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbel ˈkanto/ [ˌbel ˈkãn̪.t̪o] Syllabification: bel can‧to === Noun === bel canto m (uncountable) (music) bel canto (a form of Italian opera singing) === Further reading === “bel canto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025