piano

/ˈpjano/ · B1 · noun · m

piano

🎹 Same word as English; short for Italian pianoforte = soft + loud

Spanish took it from Italian pianoforte, an instrument that could play both soft (piano) and loud (forte). Say it in two syllables, PYA-no, with the stress on PYA. It is masculine: el piano.

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