flautando
adverb (or adjective)
flau·tan·do
flau̇ˈtän(ˌ)dō
variants or less commonly flautato
-ät(ˌ)ō
: in the manner of a flute
specifically : over the fingerboard —used as a direction in stringed-instrument playing
Word History
Etymology
flautando from Italian, sounding like a flute, verbal of (assumed) Italian flautare to sound like a flute, from Italian flauto flute; flautato from It, sounded like a flute, past participle of (assumed) It flautare