portamento

== English == === Etymology === From Italian portamento, from portare (“bear, carry”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /pɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ/ === Noun === portamento (plural portamentos or portamenti) (music) A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === From portare, portarsi +‎ -mento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /por.taˈmen.to/ Rhymes: -ento Hyphenation: por‧ta‧mén‧to === Noun === portamento m (plural portamenti) bearing, carriage, deportment === Further reading === portamento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === promettano