intermezzo
noun /ˌɪntəˈmetsəʊ/
/ˌɪntərˈmetsəʊ/
(plural intermezzi
(music, from Italian) /ˌɪntəˈmetsiː/
/ˌɪntərˈmetsiː/
, intermezzos /ˌɪntəˈmetsəʊz/
/ˌɪntərˈmetsəʊz/
)- a short piece of music for the orchestra that is played between two parts in an opera or other musical performanceTopics Musicc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Italian, from Latin intermedium ‘interval’, neuter of intermedius, from inter- ‘between’ + medius ‘middle’.