a cappella
Norwegian
/a.kɑˈpelːa/
adverb
Definitions
- (music) a cappella in a manner of a choir with no instrumental accompaniment
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian alla cappella (in the manner of the chapel).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
alla cappella
Gloss
in the manner of the chapel
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- a cappella English
- alla cappella Italian
- acappellasang Norwegian Bokmål
- sang Norwegian Bokmål