troppo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɒpəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Music trop′ō, It. trôp′pô; Slang trop′ō)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trop•po1  (trop′ō; It. trôp′pô),USA pronunciation adv. [Music.]
  1. Music, Music and Dancetoo much;
    excessively.
  • Old Provencal trop origin, originally, herd, flock; see troop
  • Italian; Old Italian dialect, dialectal: much, very, probably

trop•po2  (trop′ō),USA pronunciation adj. [Australian Slang.]
  1. British Termsmentally disturbed.
  • trop(ic) + -o, origin, originally in reference to the supposed psychological effects of life in tropical climates, esp. military service 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
troppo /ˈtrɒpəʊ/ adv
  1. too much; excessively
    See non troppo
Etymology: Italian
troppo /ˈtrɒpəʊ/ adj Austral slang
  1. mentally affected by a tropical climate
  2. extremely angry or excited (esp in the phrase go troppo over)
'troppo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
non troppo - tanto

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