anacrusa

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκρουσις (anákrousis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anaˈkɾusa/ [a.naˈkɾu.sa]
Rhymes: -usa
Syllabification: a‧na‧cru‧sa

Noun

anacrusa f (plural anacrusas)

(music) anacrusis (unstressed note (or notes) before the first strong beat of a phrase)

Further reading

“anacrusa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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