TROPPO

TROPPO Trop "po, adv. [It. ] (Mus. )

troppo

trop po 1 |ˈträpō ˈtrɑpoʊ | ▶adverb [ usu. with negative ] Music (in directions ) too much; excessively. PHRASES ma non troppo |mä ˌnôn ˈtrôpō |(as a direction ) but not too much (used to suggest moderate application of another direction ): allegro ma non troppo. ORIGIN Italian.

troppo

trop po 2 |ˈtrɑpoʊ ˈträpō | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal mentally disturbed, supposedly as a result of spending too much time in a tropical climate: have you gone troppo? ORIGIN 1940s: from tropic 1 + -o .

troppo

troppo 1 |ˈtrɒpəʊ | ▶adverb [ usu. with negative ] Music (in directions ) too much; excessively: allegro ma non troppo. ORIGIN Italian.

troppo

troppo 2 |ˈtrɒpəʊ | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal mentally disturbed, supposedly as a result of spending too much time in a tropical climate: have you gone troppo? ORIGIN 1940s: from tropic 1 + -o .

troppo

trop po ma non troppo |tr o ppo |