secondo

American  

[si-kon-doh, -kohn-, se-kawn-daw] / sɪˈkɒn doʊ, -ˈkoʊn-, sɛˈkɔn dɔ /

noun

Music.

plural

secondi

1. the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.

2. the performer playing this part.

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secondo British  

/ sɛˈkɒndəʊ /

noun

1. the left-hand part in a piano duet Compare primo

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Etymology

Origin of secondo

From Italian, dating back to 1840–50; see origin at second ¹

Example Sentences

To an Italian, they're completely incomprehensible, because pasta is a primo piatto, a first course, and meat is a secondo, and never the twain shall meet.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

Sul mercato francese rimarrà del resto un forte clima di incertezza fino al secondo turno del 24 aprile, che indicherà il nuovo inquilino dell’Eliseo.

From Reuters • Apr. 11, 2022

Objectively speaking, this was a meal, yet not enough of one, not when the Adriatic soft-shell crab known as moeche were available as a secondo.

From New York Times • May 16, 2017

He speaks again of her disunion as 'quello modo di vivere che è più secondo la antiquissima consuetudine e inclinazione sua.'

From Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots by Symonds, John Addington

Il Cristiano secondo il Cuore di Gesu, per la Pratica delle sue Virtu.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John