/ Dictionary / Index A appoggiatura: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ap•pog•gia•tu•ra Pronunciation: (u-poj"u-toor'u, -tyoor'uIt.äp-pôd"jä-t&oomacr'rä), [key] — n. Music. a note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: appoggiatura (Thesaurus) appmt. appoint Related Content Daily Word Quiz: designate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language