secondo
Americannoun
plural
secondi-
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
-
the performer playing this part.
noun
Etymology
Origin of secondo
From Italian, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at second 1
Example Sentences
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To an Italian, they're completely incomprehensible, because pasta is a primo piatto, a first course, and meat is a secondo, and never the twain shall meet.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023
Sul mercato francese rimarrà del resto un forte clima di incertezza fino al secondo turno del 24 aprile, che indicherà il nuovo inquilino dell’Eliseo.
From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2022
Objectively speaking, this was a meal, yet not enough of one, not when the Adriatic soft-shell crab known as moeche were available as a secondo.
From New York Times • May 16, 2017
Il secondo uomo is quite old, and does not at all please me.
From The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 by Nohl, Ludwig
Ma, percioche Dio Phaueua per Cas. tiglia serbata, gia l'Ammiraglio in quel tempo era andato, e tornato con la vittoria della sua impresa, secondo che per ordine si racconterà.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. by Hakluyt, Richard
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