andantino

American  

[ahn-dahn-tee-noh, an-dan-, ahn-dahn-tee-naw] / ˌɑn dɑnˈti noʊ, ˌæn dæn-, ˌɑn dɑnˈti nɔ /

adjective

1. slightly faster than andante.

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noun

andantinos, plural andantini plural

1. an andantino movement or piece.

andantino British  

/ ˌændænˈtiːnəʊ /

adjective

1. (to be performed) slightly faster, or slightly more slowly, than andante

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noun

1. a passage or piece to be performed in this manner

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• andantinos
  plural
• andantini
  plural

Etymology

Origin of andantino

1810–20; < Italian, equivalent to andan ( te ) andante + -ino diminutive suffix