PORTAMENTO


Meaning of PORTAMENTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpȯr-tə-ˈmen-(ˌ)tō ]

noun

( plural por·ta·men·ti -(ˌ)tē)

Etymology: Italian, literally, act of carrying, from portare to carry, from Latin

Date: 1771

: a continuous gliding movement from one tone to another (as by the voice)

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