Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

secondo

noun
se·con·do | \ si-ˈkōn-(ˌ)dō , -ˈkän- \
plural secondi\si-ˈkōn-(ˌ)dē, -ˈkän- \

Definition of secondo 

: the second part in a concerted piece especially : the lower part (as in a piano duet)

First Known Use of secondo

1792, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for secondo

Italian, from secondo, adjective, second, from Latin secundus

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about secondo

Dictionary Entries near secondo

second nature

second nerve

secondness

secondo

second officer

second only to

second opinion

Statistics for secondo

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for secondo

The first known use of secondo was in 1792

See more words from the same year

More from Merriam-Webster on secondo

See words that rhyme with secondo

Comments on secondo

What made you want to look up secondo? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

panoply

a magnificent or impressive array

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Name that Food Quiz

  • alt-573b465788319
  • Name these cookies!
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games