frottola

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian frottola. === Noun === frottola (plural frottole) (music) The predominant type of Italian popular secular song of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, and the most important and widespread predecessor to the madrigal. ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From frotta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfrɔt.to.la/ Rhymes: -ɔttola Hyphenation: fròt‧to‧la === Noun === frottola f (plural frottole) (music) frottola (Italian popular secular song) (colloquial) lie, fib Synonyms: bugia, balla, panzana, fola, fandonia, fanfaluca === Further reading === frottola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana