English Explanatory Dictionary

legato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Smoothly, in a connected manner.
noun
  1. A style of performance characterized by smoothly connected notes.
  2. A passage that is played legato.

Pronunciation

lə-gäʹtō /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-legato.wav /ləˈɡɑ.toʊ/

Word forms

legato legatos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.

Antonyms

portato staccato

Related words

legatissimo

Derived words

nonlegato

Translations

Armenian: լեգատո Chinese Mandarin: 連奏 /连奏 Finnish: legato Finnish: legatokaari Finnish: sidekaari French: lié German: legato German: gebunden Greek: λεγκατούρα Japanese: レガート Māori: rōnaki Polish: legato Russian: лега́то Spanish: ligado Tagalog: banayad
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