saltando

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adverb

Played with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.

OriginItalian saltando →
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Meanings

adverbsaltando (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentPlayed with a rapid, bouncing stroke of the bow on a stringed instrument.

    Mark the following excerpt to be played saltando.

    1968, Richard D. Worthing, The Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Programmed Course of Instruction in Orchestration for the Stringed Instruments, page 111

Origin

  1. Italiansaltando
  2. Englishsaltando

From Italian saltando, gerund of saltare (“to jump”).

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APA

saltando. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltando

MLA

“saltando.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltando. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltando,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltando.

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