flautando

adverb (or adjective)

flau·​tan·​do

flau̇ˈtän(ˌ)dō

variants or less commonly flautato

-ät(ˌ)ō

: in the manner of a flute

specifically : over the fingerboard

—used as a direction in stringed-instrument playing

Word History

Etymology

flautando from Italian, sounding like a flute, verbal of (assumed) Italian flautare to sound like a flute, from Italian flauto flute; flautato from It, sounded like a flute, past participle of (assumed) It flautare

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