col legno Syllabification: (col le·gno)Pronunciation: /kō(l)ˈlānyō/Definition of col legno adverb (of a passage of music for a bowed instrument) played by hitting the strings with the back of the bow. Origin:Italian, 'with the wood (of the bow)'col legno in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of col legno in the British & World English dictionary
