calando

[ kah-lahn-doh ]

adjective

1. becoming slower and softer; dying away.

adverb

1. in a slower, softer manner.

calando

/ kəˈlændəʊ /

adjective

1. music (to be performed) with gradually decreasing tone and speed

Word History and Origins

Origin of calando¹

Probably earlier than 1850–55; < Italian: slackening < Latin calandum, gerund of calāre to let down < Greek chalân to loosen, slacken

Word History and Origins

Origin of calando¹

Italian: dropping, from calare to lower, to drop