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pizzicato

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɪtsɪˈkɑːtoʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • 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.

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Translations

Noun

pizzicato (plural pizzicatos or pizzicati)

  1. (music) A note that is played pizzicato
    • 1981, “Vienna”, performed by Ultravox:
      The music is weaving / Haunting notes, pizzicato strings
    • 2007 May 7, Vivien Schweitzer, “Players With No Conductor and, Increasingly, With No Fear”, in New York Times‎:
      “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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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

pizzicato

  1. pizzicato

Noun

pizzicato m (plural pizzicatos)

  1. pizzicato

Further reading

Italian

Participle

pizzicato (feminine pizzicata, masculine plural pizzicati, feminine plural pizzicate)

  1. past participle of pizzicare

Noun

pizzicato m (plural pizzicati)

  1. (music) pizzicato

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzicato.

Adverb

pizzicato

  1. pizzicato

Noun

pizzicato n (uncountable)

  1. pizzicato

Declension

More information singular only, indefinite ...

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