forte

Etymology 1

Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.

noun

1. A strength or talent.
   He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”).

adj

1. (music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)
   This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

adv

1. (music) Loudly.
   The musicians played the passage forte.

noun

1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
   This forte marks the climax of the second movement.