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calando

[ kah-lahn-doh ]

adjective

  1. becoming slower and softer; dying away.

adverb

  1. in a slower, softer manner.

calando

/ kəˈlændəʊ /

adjective

  1. music (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calando1

Probably earlier than 1850–55; < Italian: slackening < Latin calandum, gerund of calāre to let down < Greek chalân to loosen, slacken

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calando1

Italian: dropping, from calare to lower, to drop

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