Main Entry: pas·to·rale

Pronunciation: \ˌpas-tə-ˈräl, -ˈral also -ˈrä-lē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, from pastorale of herdsmen, from Latin pastoralis

Date: 1724

1 a : an instrumental or vocal composition having a pastoral theme b : an opera of the 16th or 17th centuries having a pastoral plot
2 : pastoral 1a