Main Entry: par·lan·do

Pronunciation: \pär-ˈlän-(ˌ)dō\

Variant(s): or par·lan·te \-(ˌ)tā\

Function: adjective

Etymology: parlando from Italian, verbal of parlare to speak, from Medieval Latin parabolare; parlante from Italian, present participle of parlare

Date: circa 1854

: delivered or performed in a style suggestive of speech —used as a direction in music