COL LEGNO Meaning of COL LEGNO in English [ kɒl'lɛnjəʊ ]■ adverb Music (with reference to a bowed instrument) played by hitting the strings with the back of the bow.OriginItal., 'with the wood (of the bow)'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004