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