Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parlando

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
par-lan-do
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.

adj

Declamatory in style; in recitative.

adv

In a declamatory style.

Etymology

From Italian parlando (“saying”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

parlandos (plural)

Synonyms

parlante

Questions

What does parlando mean?
A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
Where does parlando come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce parlando

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