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How to pronounce “alap”
Hear “alap” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for alap
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of alap with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Broadway's Mean Girls The Musical
KRYSTINA ALABADO: I'm Krystina Alap--
- Definition summary
- (music) The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce alap
Broadway's Mean Girls The Musical

KRYSTINA ALABADO: I'm Krystina Alap--
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “alap”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (music) The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
- [Interjection]
- cheers!
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