flau̇ˈtän(ˌ)dō adverb (or adjective)
also flau·ta·to -äd.(ˌ)ō
Etymology: flautando from Italian, sounding like a flute, verbal of (assumed) Italian flautare to sound like a flute, from Italian flauto flute; flautato from Italian, sounded like a flute, past participle of (assumed) Italian flautare
: in the manner of a flute ; specifically : over the fingerboard — used as a direction in stringed-instrument playing