# legato

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ləˈɡɑ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #70,026

## Definitions
1. Smoothly, in a connected manner.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian legato, past participle of legare (“to tie up, tie together, to bind”), learned borrowing from Latin ligō (“tie, bind”). Doublet of ligate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legato