intermezzo

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian intermezzo. Doublet of intermede and intermedium === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntəˈmɛtsəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntɚˈmɛtsoʊ/ (Italian-like) IPA(key): /ɪntɛɹˈmɛdzoʊ/ Note: Despite being fully assimilated into English phonology by most English speakers, others maintain its Italian pronunciation. === Noun === intermezzo (plural intermezzos or intermezzi) (music, art) A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude. (food) A palate cleanser; a small snack with a bright light neutral taste; a fruit; a fresh sparkling wine; or a fruity or milky cocktail; that is served between courses in a meal. (chess) A tactical move which interrupts the execution of the current plan. ==== Derived terms ==== intermezzo-like ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== interlude zwischenzug tenuki === References === == Finnish == === Etymology === Italian intermezzo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈintermetso/, [ˈin̪t̪e̞rˌme̞ts̠o̞] Rhymes: -etso Syllabification(key): in‧ter‧mez‧zo Hyphenation(key): in‧ter‧mez‧zo === Noun === intermezzo (architecture) intermezzo ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.terˈmɛd.d͡zo/ Rhymes: -ɛddzo Hyphenation: in‧ter‧mèz‧zo === Etymology 1 === From inter- (“between”) +‎ mezzo (“half”) (between halves). ==== Noun ==== intermezzo m (plural intermezzi) intermezzo interval, break Synonyms: pausa, intervallo ===== Descendants ===== → English: intermezzo → Polish: intermezzo → Romanian: intermezzo === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== intermezzo first-person singular present indicative of intermezzare == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian intermezzo. Doublet of intermedium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /in.tɛrˈmɛt͡s.t͡sɔ/, /in.tɛrˈmɛd͡z.d͡zɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛt͡st͡sɔ, -ɛd͡zd͡zɔ Syllabification: in‧ter‧mez‧zo === Noun === intermezzo n (music, opera) intermezzo (short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle) Synonyms: interludium, intermedium, wstawka (historical, music, opera) intermezzo (musical and dramatic interlude of a comic character, performed in the antracts of Italian opera in the 17th–18th centuries) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === intermezzo in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian intermezzo. Doublet of intermediu. === Noun === intermezzo n (plural intermezzouri) intermezzo ==== Declension ====