allegro

See also: Allegro, allégro, and allegrò

English

Etymology

From Italian allegro.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈlɛɡroʊ/, IPA^(key): /əˈleɪɡroʊ/

Noun

allegro (plural allegros)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto
2. (music) In more traditional use, an expressive marking indicating lively or happily, not necessarily quick or fast.
3. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

allegro

1. (music) played in a quick, lively tempo

Adjective

allegro

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

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French

Alternative forms

• allégro

Etymology

From Italian allegro

Noun

allegro m (plural allegros)

1. allegro

Adverb

allegro

1. allegro

External links

• “allegro” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing of French allègre, from Latin alacer (“lively; happy, cheerful”). Compare the inherited doublet alacre.

Adjective

allegro m (feminine allegra, masculine plural allegri, feminine plural allegre)

1. cheerful
2. mirthful

Derived terms

• allegretto
• allegrezza
• allegria
• allegramente

Anagrams

• legarlo