How to Pronounce "madrigal"

word

ˈmædɹəɡəɫ/, /ˈmædɹɪɡəɫ

MAD-ri-guhl

mˈædɹɪɡəl

MAD-ri-guhl

Definition

A madrigal is a type of short, complex song, usually for several voices and often about love, that was popular in the Renaissance and early Baroque periods.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈmædɹəɡəɫ/, /ˈmædɹɪɡəɫ

British English

mˈædɹɪɡəl

Simplified Pronunciation

MAD-ri-guhl

Listen in Context

A madrigal is a type of song from the Renaissance period.

The choir sang a beautiful madrigal in the concert.

She studied how to write a madrigal in her music class.

You don't hear a madrigal every day on modern radio!