English Explanatory Dictionary

portato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.
noun
  1. A mark in music notation indicating this style of playing.
  2. A passage having this mark.

Word forms

portato portatos portati

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian portato, past participle of portare (“to bring, carry, bear”), from Latin portō.

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