[pawr-tuh-men-toh, pohr-; It. pawr-tah-men-taw] 
[-tee] , -tos. Music. | a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression. |
| por·ta·men·to (pôr'tə-měn'tō, pōr'-) n. pl. por·ta·men·ti (-tē) or por·ta·men·tos A smooth uninterrupted glide in passing from one tone to another, especially with the voice or a bowed stringed instrument. [Italian, from portare, to carry, from Latin portāre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
təˈmɛn