pizzicato

English

Etymology

Italian, past participle of pizzicare, to pluck.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

pizzicato

1. (music) An instruction to players of stringed instruments to pluck the strings instead of using the bow. Usually abbreviated pizz. in scores.

Antonyms

• arco

Translations

musical instruction

• French: pizzicato (fr)
• Italian: pizzicato (it)
• Japanese: ピッツィカート (ja) (pittsikāto)

• Macedonian: пицикато (mk) (picikato)
• Marathi: पिज्जिकातो (mr) (pizzikāto)
• Russian: пиццикато (ru) (piccikáto) 

Noun

pizzicato (plural pizzicatos)

1. (music) A note that is played pizzicato
   • 2007 May 7, Vivien Schweitzer, “Players With No Conductor and, Increasingly, With No Fear”, 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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Italian

Verb

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

1. Past participle of pizzicare

Noun

pizzicato m (plural pizzicati)

1. (music) pizzicato

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