legato

/lษ™หˆษกษ‘.tษ™สŠ/

IPA: /L AH0 G AA1 T OW0/

noun
  1. 1

    A slur curve above or below a passage of notes indicating that they should be played in a legato manner.

adverb
  1. 1

    Smoothly, in a connected manner.

    โ€œPlay this passage legato, not portato.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/legato