Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "intermezzo" ɗan guntun kiɗa ne, sau da yawa kayan aikin kayan aiki, wanda ake sakawa tsakanin sashe ko ayyukan kiɗan da ya fi tsayi, kamar wasan opera ko ballet. A cikin ma'ana mai faɗi, "intermezzo" na iya nufin kowane ɗan gajeren lokaci ko tsaka-tsaki a cikin babban aiki, ko zuwa ɗan ɗan dakata ko karya cikin wani aiki ko taron. Kalmar "intermezzo" ta samo asali ne daga Italiyanci kuma a zahiri tana nufin "tsatsewa" ko "katsewa".