Pizzicato Definition
pĭtsĭ-kätō
pizzicato
adjective
Played by plucking rather than bowing the strings.
American Heritage
Plucked.
Webster's New World
noun
A note or passage played in this way.
Webster's New World
adverb
In a pizzicato manner.
Webster's New World
(music) An instruction to players of stringed instruments to pluck the strings instead of using the bow. Usually abbreviated pizz. in scores.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Pizzicato
Noun
Singular:
pizzicato
Plural:
pizzicatosOrigin of Pizzicato
Italian past participle of pizzicare to pluck from pizzare to prick from pizzo point
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Italian, past participle of pizzicare, to pluck.
From Wiktionary
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