Main Entry:

stret·to

Pronunciation:

\ˈstre-(ˌ)tō\

Variant(s):

also stret·ta \-tə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural stret·ti \-(ˌ)tē\ or strettos

Etymology:

stretto from Italian, from stretto narrow, close, from Latin strictus, past participle; stretta from Italian, from feminine of stretto — more at strict

Date:

circa 1740

1 a: the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue b: the part of a fugue characterized by this overlapping2: a concluding passage performed in a quicker tempo