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pizzicato

Syllabification: (piz·zi·ca·to)
Pronunciation: /ˌpitsiˈkätō/
Music
Definition of pizzicato

adverb

  • (often as a direction) plucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument with one’s finger.

adjective

  • performed pizzicato.

noun (plural pizzicatos or pizzicati /-tē/)

  • the technique of playing pizzicato.
  • a note or passage played pizzicato.

Origin:

Italian, literally 'pinched, twitched', past participle of pizzicare, based on pizza 'point, edge'

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