pizzicato
English
Etymology
Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (“to pluck”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
pizzicato (not comparable)
Antonyms
Translations
musical instruction
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Noun
pizzicato (plural pizzicatos or pizzicati)
- (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.
Italian
Verb
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Noun
pizzicato m (plural pizzicati)
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