non troppo

[non trop-oh, troh-poh, nohn troh-poh, nawn trawp-paw]

adverb

Music.

1. not too much.

   allegro non troppo.

non troppo

/ ˈnɒn ˈtrɒpəʊ /

adverb

1. music (preceded by a musical direction, esp a tempo marking) not to be observed too strictly (esp in the phrases allegro ma non troppo, adagio ma non troppo )

Word History and Origins

Origin of non troppo¹

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55