sotto voce

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian sottovoce (literally “under [the] voice”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsɒtəʊ ˈvəʊtʃeɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌsɑtoʊ ˈvoʊtʃi/, /-tʃeɪ/ === Adjective === sotto voce (not comparable) (of speech, of a voice, etc) In soft tones; quiet. (music) Soft, instruments or voice. Synonym: (informal) sotto === Adverb === sotto voce (not comparable) (of speech, of a voice, etc) Quietly. (music) Sung or played softly, instruments or voice. Synonym: (informal) sotto ==== Translations ==== === Noun === sotto voce (plural sotto voci) (music) A direction in a score that a passage in a piece should be played softly, or sung in a low voice, when applied to vocal music. == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian sottovoce. === Adverb === sotto voce (music) sotto voce Synonym: berbisik === Further reading === “sotto voce”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Adverb === sotto voce alternative form of sottovoce