mezzo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɛtsəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′sō, med′zō, mez′ō)

Inflections of 'mezzo' (n): npl: mezzos

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mez•zo  (met′sō, med′zō, mez′ō),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -zos. 
adj. 
  1. middle;
    medium;
    half.

n. 
  1. Music and Dancea mezzo-soprano.
  • Latin medius middle
  • Italian
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mezzo / ˈmɛtsəʊ/
  1. moderately; quite: mezzo forte, mezzo piano
 ( -zos)
  1. See mezzo-soprano1
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian, literally: half, from Latin medius middle
'mezzo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baker - Bartoli - Bumbry - Horne - MF - MP - Resnik - Simionato - baker - demirelief - half relief - mezzo forte - mezzo piano - mezzo-relievo - mezzo-soprano - mezzo-soprano clef - mezzotint - mf - motser - mp

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