mad‧ri‧gal /ˈmædrɪɡ
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Italian;
Origin: madrigale, from Late Latin matricalis 'of the womb, simple', from Latin matrix; ⇒ matrix]
a song for several singers without musical instruments, popular in the 16th century
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