portato

Borrowed from Italian portato, past participle of portare (“to bring, carry, bear”), from Latin portō.

portato

1. (music) In an unconnected manner, as opposed to legato, but not as short as staccato.

portato (plural portatos or portati)

1. (music) A mark in music notation indicating this style of playing.
2. (music) A passage having this mark.

• potator, taproot

portato (accusative singular portaton, plural portatoj, accusative plural portatojn)

1. singular present nominal passive participle of porti

portato (feminine portata, masculine plural portati, feminine plural portate)

1. second-hand, used

   una maglietta portata ― a hand-me-down shirt

2. (with per or a) prone, given, inclined, that has a bent (to)

   portato per l'arte ― artistically talented (lit. inclined to art)

   portato all'indulgenza ― given to indulgence

portato m (plural portati)

1. result, outcome

portato (feminine portata, masculine plural portati, feminine plural portate)

1. past participle of portare

• portatile
• portatore

portātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of portō