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portato

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Borrowed from Italian portato, past participle of portare (“to bring, carry, bear”), from Latin portō.

adverb

  1. In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.

noun portatos · portati

  1. A mark in music notation indicating this style of playing.
  2. A passage having this mark.

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"portato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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portato. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portato

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"portato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portato.

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@misc{portato_2026,
  title = {portato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}