larghettoEtymologyBorrowed from Italian larghetto, diminutive of largo.adjSlower than adagio but not as slow as largo; nearly andantino.“Play larghetto here, even though it’s marked largo.”nounThe larghetto tempo.“Which tempo do you want, largo or larghetto?”A composition or movement to be played larghetto.“The larghetto from this suite is one of the composer’s most evocative works.”