Main Entry:

cav·a·ti·na

Pronunciation:

\ˌka-və-ˈtē-nə, ˌkä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Italian, from cavata production of sound from an instrument, extraction, from cavare to dig out, from Latin, to make hollow, from cavus

Date:

1813

1 : an operatic solo simpler and briefer than an aria 2 : a songlike instrumental piece or movement