English Explanatory Dictionary

sotto voce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In soft tones; quiet.
  2. Soft, instruments or voice.
adv
  1. Quietly.
  2. Sung or played softly, instruments or voice.
noun
  1. A direction in a score that a passage in a piece should be played softly, or sung in a low voice, when applied to vocal music.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/ /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/ /-tʃeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-sotto voce.wav

Word forms

sotto voce sotto voci

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sottovoce (literally “under [the] voice”).

Synonyms

sotto
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