passionato

adverb (or adjective)

pas·​si·​o·​na·​to

¦päsēə¦nä(ˌ)dō,

¦pas-,

-syə¦-,

¦pashə¦-

: in a passionate manner : with passion : fervently

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Medieval Latin passionatus passionate

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