largando

adjective (or adverb)

lar·​gan·​do

lärˈgän(ˌ)dō

: allargando

Word History

Etymology

Italian, making slow, widening, verbal of largare to make slow, widen, from Late Latin, to widen, loosen, from Latin largus abundant, generous

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