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
US
MAD-ri-guhl
UK
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!