prestissimo

1. 1.

   (of tempo) as fast as possible

   Similarfast

1. 1.

   extremely fast; as fast as possible

   “this passage should be played prestissimo”

   music

Questions about prestissimo

What does prestissimo mean?

prestissimo means "(of tempo) as fast as possible". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prestissimo?

prestissimo has 4 syllables and divides as pre-stis-si-mo under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.