Definitions for ridotto

ridotto ri·dot·to

Spelling: [ri-dot-oh]
IPA: /rɪˈdɒt oʊ/

Ridotto is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in ridotto (dioortt).

Definitions for ridotto

noun

  1. a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.

Origin of ridotto

1715-25; Italian: retreat, resort; see redoubt

Examples for ridotto

I'd be marked at the first ridotto or masquerade I showed my face in.

Bettina von Hase reports from the ridotto, where Casanova once roamed.

He would sometimes return early from assembly, rout, or ridotto to pay a visit to Mr. Ripple.

The ridotto was the first gambling locale in Europe, for hundreds of years a symbol of Venetian decadence.

He is coming to the ridotto Room to-day, as he hopes to find you there.

I had danced with my lover at the ridotto on the preceding evening, and there perhaps our eyes betrayed us.

I also met the sensible Lady Helen Windsor at the ridotto, who had obviously come to the same conclusion as McAlpine.

Word Value for ridotto
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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