I. pärˈlän(ˌ)dō adjective
or par·lan·te -n.(ˌ)tā
Etymology: parlando from Italian, verbal of parlare to speak, talk, from Medieval Latin parabolare; parlante from Italian, present participle of parlare
: delivered or performed in an unsustained style or manner suggestive of speech
the vocal subtlety of the two big parlando solos — Marc Blitzstein
— used as a direction in music
II. noun
( -s )
1. : parlando style
singing it in a poker-faced quick parlando — O.J.Gombosi
— contrasted with cantabile
2. : a piece or passage in parlando style