grupetto

Meaning

Noun

• A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.
• A small group.
• The trailing group of riders in a stage race that tries to finish the race stage in which it was formed at a time just under the cut-off time for when they would otherwise be disqualified from continuing on to the next stage of the race.

Origin

• From Italian