Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portato

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: por-ta-to
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.

noun

A mark in music notation indicating this style of playing.

noun

A passage having this mark.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: portato, portō

Inflected Forms

portatos (plural) portati (plural)

Questions

What does portato mean?: In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.
Where does portato come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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