moderatoPronunciation: /ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ/ MusicDefinition of moderato adverb & adjective (especially as a direction) at a moderate pace: [postpositive:, as submodifier]: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 US English dictionary