| AFFOGATO | • affogato n. A drink or dessert (especially ice-cream) topped with espresso and sometimes a caramel or chocolate sauce. • AFFOGATO n. (Italian) a dessert made by pouring espresso coffee over ice cream. |
| CASTRATO | • castrato n. A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in… • castrato n. A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to… • castrato adj. (Literally) Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently. |
| LITERATO | • literato n. Singular of literati. • LITERATO n. (Italian) a learned man, one acquainted with letters. |
| MODERATO | • moderato n. (Music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at a moderate tempo. • moderato n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • moderato adv. (Music) played in this style. |
| OBLIGATO | • obligato n. Alternative spelling of obbligato. • OBLIGATO n. (Italian) a musical accompaniment of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece, also OBBLIGATO. |
| OSTINATO | • ostinato n. (Music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a… • OSTINATO n. (Italian) a constantly recurring melodic fragment. |
| SCORDATO | • SCORDATO adv. (Italian) put out of tune. |
| SFORZATO | • sforzato adv. Alternative form of sforzando. • sforzato n. Alternative form of sforzando. • SFORZATO n. (Italian) a suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZANDO, FORZATO, SFORZANDO. |
| SMORZATO | • SMORZATO adv. (Italian) with a gradual fading away, growing slower and softer, also SMORZANDO. |
| SPICCATO | • spiccato adj. (Music) detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner. • spiccato n. (Music) A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note. • SPICCATO n. (Italian) a method of playing a stringed instrument with staccato bowing. |
| STACCATO | • staccato n. (Music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly… • staccato n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • staccato n. (Figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato. |
| STICCATO | • sticcato n. Alternative form of sticcado. • STICCATO n. (Italian) an instrument like a xylophone, also STICCADO. |