madrigal

/หˆmรฆdษนษชษกษ™l/

IPA: /M AE1 D R AH0 G AH0 L/

noun
  1. 1

    A song for a small number of unaccompanied voices; from 13th century Italy.

  2. 2

    A polyphonic song for about six voices, from 16th century Italy.

  3. 3

    A short poem, often pastoral, and suitable to be set to music.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/madrigal