quinteto

quintet

noun keen-TEH-toh Rare

Origin: From Italian quintetto, from Latin quintus (fifth).

Usage Note

Quinteto most commonly refers to a musical ensemble of five performers or the composition written for them, but it also applies to any group of five in sports or other contexts — un quinteto de baloncesto is a basketball five. The cognate quinteto is straightforward for English speakers; note the double-t in the Italian source is reduced to single in Spanish.

Examples

"El quinteto de cuerdas interpretó a Schubert."

Natural Translation

The string quintet performed Schubert.

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