ALLEGRETTO


Meaning of ALLEGRETTO in English

I. ˌa-lə-ˈgre-(ˌ)tō, ˌä-lə- adverb or adjective

Etymology: Italian, diminutive of allegro

Date: circa 1740

: faster than andante but not so fast as allegro — used as a direction in music

II. noun

( plural -tos )

Date: circa 1846

: a musical composition or movement in allegretto tempo

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.