English
wikipedia

Etymology
From It. scherzo#Italian|scherzo.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'sk�:ts��/

Noun
en-noun|plscherzos|pl2scherzi

1. music A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.

#*1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers:
#*: At seven Val knocked � three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven�s Fifth � and I rushed to open.

Translations
Italian: scherzo#Italian|scherzo

See also
scherzando

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Italian

Pronunciation
IPA: /'skerʦo/

Noun
it-noun|scherz|m|o|i

1. joke, jest, trick, hoax
2. (something easy to do) joke, trifle, cinch
3. music|lang=it scherzo

Related terms
scherzando
scherzare
scherzoso

Verb form
scherzo

1. first-person singular present tense of scherzare

Category:Italian verb forms

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