larghetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.

Adjective

larghetto (not comparable)

1. (music) Slower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.

   Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo.

Noun

larghetto (countable and uncountable, plural larghettos)

1. The larghetto tempo.

   Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?

2. A composition or movement to be played larghetto.

   The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.

French

Pronunciation

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Adverb

larghetto

1. larghetto

Further reading

• “larghetto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.

Adverb

larghetto

1. (music) larghetto

Further reading

• “larghetto” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.