stornello

noun

stor·​nel·​lo

stȯ(r)ˈne(ˌ)lō

plural stornelli

-elē

: a short Italian street song often consisting of only three lines rhyming aba

Word History

Etymology

Italian, probably from stornare to turn aside, from Old Italian, from Old French destorner, destourner

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