portamento
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/pɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ/(UK)
Definition of portamento
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
“The music was feral, Eastern in scale, flattened seconds and sixths, and a kind of fretless portamento between”
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Etymology
From Italian portamento, from portare (“bear, carry”).
Words you can make from portamento
200+ playable · top: PROTONEMA (13 pts)
Best play protonema 13 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
22 words- MANROPE 11 pts
- METOPON 11 pts
- PROMOTE 11 pts
- TAPROOM 11 pts
- MONTERO 9 pts
- OPERANT 9 pts
- OTTOMAN 9 pts
- PATROON 9 pts
- PATTERN 9 pts
- PORTENT 9 pts
- PRONATE 9 pts
- PRONOTA 9 pts
- PROTEAN 9 pts
- REPTANT 9 pts
- TAPROOT 9 pts
- TEAROOM 9 pts
- TOMENTA 9 pts
- TONEARM 9 pts
- TORMENT 9 pts
- ARNOTTO 7 pts
- NOTATOR 7 pts
- RATTOON 7 pts
6-letter words
53 words- POTMAN 10 pts
- POTMEN 10 pts
- PREMAN 10 pts
- TAMPER 10 pts
- TAMPON 10 pts
- TROMPE 10 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- ENAMOR 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- MAROON 8 pts
- MARTEN 8 pts
- MATRON 8 pts
- MATTER 8 pts
- MENTOR 8 pts
- MOANER 8 pts
- MOONER 8 pts
- MOOTER 8 pts
- OMENTA 8 pts
- OMERTA 8 pts
- OPERON 8 pts
- PARENT 8 pts
- PARTON 8 pts
- PATENT 8 pts
- PATOOT 8 pts
- PATRON 8 pts
- PATTEN 8 pts
- PATTER 8 pts
- POTATO 8 pts
- POTENT 8 pts
- POTTER 8 pts
- PRONTO 8 pts
- PROTEA 8 pts
- PROTON 8 pts
- ROMANO 8 pts
- TARPON 8 pts
- TEAPOT 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- TOMATO 8 pts
- TREPAN 8 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ATTORN 6 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- NATTER 6 pts
- NOTATE 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
- RATTEN 6 pts
- RATTON 6 pts
- ROTATE 6 pts
- ROTTEN 6 pts
- TOOTER 6 pts
- TORTEN 6 pts
5-letter words
82 words- MOPER 9 pts
- PROEM 9 pts
- PROMO 9 pts
- REMAP 9 pts
- TEMPO 9 pts
- TEMPT 9 pts
- TRAMP 9 pts
- TROMP 9 pts
- AMENT 7 pts
- AMORT 7 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- ENORM 7 pts
- MANOR 7 pts
- MATER 7 pts
- MATTE 7 pts
- MEANT 7 pts
- MENTA 7 pts
- MENTO 7 pts
- METRO 7 pts
- MONTE 7 pts
- MORAE 7 pts
- MORON 7 pts
- MOTET 7 pts
- MOTOR 7 pts
- MOTTE 7 pts
- MOTTO 7 pts
- NAMER 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAEON 7 pts
- PANTO 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PETTO 7 pts
- PORNO 7 pts
- POTTO 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- PRONE 7 pts
- RAMEN 7 pts
- RAMET 7 pts
- REMAN 7 pts
- REPOT 7 pts
- ROMAN 7 pts
- ROMEO 7 pts
- TAMER 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TOMAN 7 pts
- TOPER 7 pts
- TOTEM 7 pts
- TRAPT 7 pts
- TROOP 7 pts
- TROPE 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- OTTAR 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TAROT 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORTA 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
- TRONA 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- MOPE 8 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- APER 6 pts
- ATOM 6 pts
- ATOP 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANO 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- MART 6 pts
- MATE 6 pts
- MATT 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MEAT 6 pts
- MENO 6 pts
- META 6 pts
- MOAN 6 pts
- MOAT 6 pts
- MONO 6 pts
- MOON 6 pts
- MOOR 6 pts
- MOOT 6 pts
- MORA 6 pts
- MORE 6 pts
- MORN 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
- MOTE 6 pts
- MOTT 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
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