Sol-fa Definition

sōl-fä

sol-fa

noun

The syllables do (formerly ut), re, mi, fa, sol (or so), la, ti (or si), do (or ut), used to represent the tones of a scale, regardless of its key.

Webster's New World

The use of these syllables, as in vocal exercises; solfeggio.

Webster's New World

Alternative form of sol-fa.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
fa
bobization

verb

To use the sol-fa syllables or sing using these syllables.

American Heritage

To sing (a scale, phrase, or song) to the sol-fa syllables.

Webster's New World

Origin of Sol-fa

Italian solfa from Medieval Latin sol note of the scale gamut fa note of the scale gamut

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From sol and fa, two of the sung syllables.

From Wiktionary