troppo

¹ American  

[trop-oh, trawp-paw] / ˈtrɒp oʊ, ˈtrɔp pɔ /

adverb

Music.

1. too much; excessively.

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troppo ² American  

[trop-oh] / ˈtrɒp oʊ /

adjective

Australian Slang.

1. mentally disturbed.

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troppo ¹ British  

/ ˈtrɒpəʊ /

adverb

1. music too much; excessively See non troppo

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troppo ² British  

/ ˈtrɒpəʊ /

adjective

1. slang mentally affected by a tropical climate

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Etymology

Origin of troppo¹

From Italian; Old Italian dialect: “much, very,” probably from Old Provençal trop originally, “herd, flock”; see origin at troop

Origin of troppo²

First recorded in 1940–45; trop(ic) + -o, originally in reference to the supposed psychological effects of life in tropical climates, especially in military service

Example Sentences

I have one experience of going troppo, albeit briefly, and in Devon!

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2014

Second phase, well, you might call it al legro ma non troppo and pretty nervy .

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, largo, ma non troppo means that the composition is to be taken slowly, but not too slowly.

From Essentials in Conducting by Gehrkens, Karl Wilson

And he was unsympathetic enough to add, "E molto troppo!"

From The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople by Hichens, Robert (Robert Smythe)

So Boswell thought he would try a method of his own, and he very gravely replied:— “Perche siamo troppo lontano.”

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas