[scher.zan.do] adv or adj [It, fr. verbal of scherzare to joke, of Gmc origin; akin to MHG scherzen to leap for joy, joke; perh. akin to Gk skairein to gambol] (ca. 1811): in sportive manner: playfully--used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo "allegretto ~"
[2]scherzando n, pl -dos (ca. 1876): a passage or movement in scherzando style