coloratura
noun /ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə/
/ˌkʌlərəˈtʊrə/
[uncountable] (music, from Italian)- complicated passages for a singer, for example in opera
- a coloratura soprano (= one who often sings coloratura passages)
Wordfinder- aria
- chorus
- coloratura
- diva
- libretto
- opera
- orchestra pit
- recitative
- score
- surtitles
Oxford Collocations DictionaryColoratura is used before these nouns:- soprano
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘colouring’, from Latin colorare ‘to colour’.