col·or·a·tu·ra 
(kŭl′ər-ə-trə, -tyrə)
(kŭl′ər-ə-trə, -tyrə)n.
Music
Music
1. The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially trills and runs.
2. Vocal music characterized by florid ornamental passages.
3. A singer, especially a soprano, specializing in such ornamentation.
[Obsolete Italian, from Late Latin colōrātūra, coloring, from Latin colōrātus, past participle of colōrāre, to color, from color, color; see COLOR.]