improviso

== English == === Etymology === From Latin improvisus (“unforeseen”); compare Italian improvviso. === Adjective === improviso (not comparable) (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous. a. 1784, Samuel Johnson, "Improviso Translation of the following lines of M. Benserade A Son Lit" === References === “improviso”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Verb === improviso first-person singular present indicative of improvisar == Galician == === Verb === improviso first-person singular present indicative of improvisar == Latin == === Alternative forms === inprōvīsō === Adjective === imprōvīsō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of imprōvīsus ==== Derived terms ==== dē imprōvīsō === References === “improviso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: im‧pro‧vi‧so === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin imprōvīsus (“unforeseen”). ==== Noun ==== improviso m (plural improvisos) improvisation (act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, without prior preparation) makeshift (a temporary, usually insubstantial, substitution for something else) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== improviso first-person singular present indicative of improvisar === Further reading === “improviso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /impɾoˈbiso/ [ĩm.pɾoˈβ̞i.so] Rhymes: -iso Syllabification: im‧pro‧vi‧so === Etymology 1 === From Latin imprōvīsus. ==== Adjective ==== improviso (feminine improvisa, masculine plural improvisos, feminine plural improvisas) unannounced; out of the blue ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== improviso first-person singular present indicative of improvisar === Further reading === “improviso”, 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