pianoforte pia·no·forte UK/piˌænəʊˈfɔːteɪ/ US/piˌænəʊˈfɔːt/ uncommon dated noun 1. a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold Synonymspianoforte-piano Related words Broader terms stringed instrumentpercussion instrument Narrower terms grand pianomechanical pianoupright Part of fall boardkeyboardpiano keyboardsoft pedalsounding boardsustaining pedal WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.