ridotto

[ri-dot-oh]

ri·dot·to

[ri-dot-oh]
noun, plural ri·dot·tos.
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.

Origin:
1715–25; < Italian: retreat, resort; see redoubt
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Ridotto is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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ridotto (rɪˈdɒtəʊ)
 
n , pl -tos
an entertainment with music and dancing, often in masquerade: popular in 18th-century England
 
[C18: from Italian: retreat, from Latin reductus, from redūcere to lead back]

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