intermède

noun

in·​ter·​mède

ˈintə(r)ˌmēd

plural intermèdes

1

archaic : intermedium

2

: a theatrical interlude including music and usually ballet performed between the acts of a French play or opera in the 16th and 17th centuries

Word History

Etymology

French intermède, from Italian intermedio, from Late Latin intermedium

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