[ri'dɔtәu]
n.
化装舞会
舞蹈会

Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See
{Redoubt}.]
1. A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of
music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.
--Brande & C.

There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.
--Walpole.

2. (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the
full score.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]


Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, v. i.
To hold ridottos. [R.] --J. G. Cooper.