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

Ed io, cui nuova sete ancor frugava, Di fuor taceva e dentro dicea: forse Lo troppo dimandar ch'io fo, li grava.

From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

They played him a sonata—let me see!“Medulla oblongata”—key of G.Then they began to singThat extremely lovely thing,Scherzando! ma non troppo, ppp.”

From The Bab Ballads by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir

To give him an example, she broke forth, adapting her peculiarly American pronunciation to Ceccherelli’s peculiarly Italian intonations, “’Non so resistere, sei troppo bella!’”

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall