mosso

[ moh-soh; Italian maws-saw ]

adjective

, Music.

1. rapid; fast.

mosso

/ ˈmɒsəʊ /

adverb

1. music to be performed with rapidity See also meno mosso

Word History and Origins

Origin of mosso¹

1875–80; < Italian, past participle of muovere to move

Word History and Origins

Origin of mosso¹

Italian, past participle of muovere to move

Example Sentences

A Turkish pop star, Melek Mosso, also cut her hair mid-concert, while British Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained in Iran for more than five years before being freed earlier this year, has also shared footage of herself cutting her hair.

From Washington Post

Police also announced Monday they are offering a $40,000 reward for helping locate Joel Mosso Merino, 27, who they suspect in Choi’s slaying and is believed to have fled Virginia.

From Washington Post

Police also are looking for her alleged killer, Joel Mosso Merino, 27, who appears to have fled Virginia and was last seen in the Atlanta area, police said.

From Washington Post

Olga Mosso of Germany recalled visiting a restaurant in Sicily where the owner warned her that the COS was a very different sort of wine that some people found odd.

From New York Times

“I am your wife,” whispered Angela Mosso, The Statesman Journal reported.

From Seattle Times