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apogiatura

Portuguese, noun/a.po.ʒi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/

apogiatura is spelled A-P-O-G-I-A-T-U-R-A (10 letters). Apogiatura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “appoggiatura (a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nota rápida, antes da nota principal”.

What does apogiatura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineappoggiatura (a type of musical ornament which creates a suspension)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. nota rápida, antes da nota principal

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of apogiatura

  • apogiaturas plural
  • appoggiatura alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce apogiatura?

  • Brazil /a.po.ʒi.aˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • Brazil /a.po.ʒjaˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐ.pu.ʒjɐˈtu.ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to apogiatura

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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