scherzando

(sker tsän′dō, -tsan′-)

adjective, adverb

Musical Direction playful(ly)

Origin: It < prp. of scherzare, to play < scherzo: see scherzo

See scherzando in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb & adj.

In a light playful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

noun pl. scher·zan·dos

A scherzando passage.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , gerund of scherzare, to joke

Origin: , from Old Italian; see scherzo

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