Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scherzando

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: scherzan-do
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a playful or sportive manner.

noun

A piece of music to be played in a playful or sportive manner.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scherzando.

Inflected Forms

more scherzando (comparative) most scherzando (superlative) scherzandos (plural) scherzandi (plural)

Questions

What does scherzando mean?: In a playful or sportive manner.
Where does scherzando come from?: Borrowed from Italian scherzando.

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