pizzicato

English

Etymology

Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (“to pluck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧ca‧to

Adverb

pizzicato (not comparable)

1. (music) To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow.

   Synonym: pizz.

Antonyms

• arco

Translations

musical instruction

• Estonian: pizzicato (et)
• French: pizzicato (fr)
• Italian: pizzicato (it)
• Japanese: ピチカート (pichikāto), ピッチカート (pitchikāto), ピッツィカート (pittsikāto)
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• Macedonian: пицикато (picikato)
• Marathi: पिज्जिकातो (pijjikāto)
• Russian: пиццика́то (ru) (piccikáto)
• Swedish: pizzicato (sv)

Noun

pizzicato (plural pizzicatos or pizzicati)

1. (music) A note that is played pizzicato
   • 2007 May 7, Vivien Schweitzer, “Players With No Conductor and, Increasingly, With No Fear”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.

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Italian

Verb

1. past participle of pizzicare

Noun

pizzicato m (plural pizzicati)

1. (music) pizzicato

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