moderato Syllabification: (mod·e·ra·to)Pronunciation: /ˌmädəˈrätō/ MusicDefinition of moderato adverb & adjective (especially as a direction after a tempo marking) at a moderate pace:allegro moderato noun (plural moderatos) a passage marked to be performed at a moderate pace. Origin:Italian, literally 'moderate'moderato in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of moderato in the British & World English dictionary