PIANOFORTE


Meaning of PIANOFORTE in English

[ pɪˌanəʊ'fɔ:teɪ , -'fɔ:ti ]

■ noun formal term for piano 1 .

Origin

C18: from Ital., earlier piano e forte 'soft and loud', expressing the gradation in tone.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.