Main Entry: al·lar·gan·do

Pronunciation: \ˌä-lär-ˈgän-(ˌ)dō\

Function: adjective or adverb

Etymology: Italian, widening, verbal of allargare to widen, from al- (from Latin ad-) + largare to widen

Date: 1877

: becoming gradually slower and more stately —used as a direction in music