mad·ri·gal
noun/ˈmædrɪɡl/
/ˈmædrɪɡl/
- a song for several singers, usually without musical instruments, popular in the 16th century
（流行于 16 世纪的）牧歌 Word Originfrom Italian madrigale (from medieval Latin carmen matricale ‘simple song’), from matricalis ‘maternal or primitive’, from matrix ‘womb’.