English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Largo Pronunciation
Largo is pronounced LAHR-goh, IPA /ˈlɑrgoʊ/.
LAHR-goh
US /ˈlɑrgoʊ/ · UK /ˈlɑːgəʊ/
Syllables: LAHR · goh (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and adverb (music): A slow, broad tempo, or a piece of music played at that speed.
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Largo in a Sentence
- The second movement is marked largo.
- Handel wrote the largo that everyone knows from Xerxes.
- Play the opening largo and let the notes breathe.
Common Mispronunciations of Largo
Not LAR-joh
Italian g before o stays hard, as in go. It softens to a j sound only before e or i, which is why gelato begins the way it does.
Not lahr-GOH
Italian words of two syllables like this one lean on the first. The ending is a full oh, but it is the quiet half.
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