mancando

adjective (or adverb)

man·​can·​do

(ˈ)män¦kän(ˌ)dō

variants or less commonly mancante

-(ˌ)tā

: dying away

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

mancando from Italian, verbal of mancare to lack, from manco lacking, left-handed, from Medieval Latin mancus lacking in weight, from Latin, having a crippled hand, maimed, infirm, probably from manus hand; mancante from mancare

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