kordofrapado

Esperanto

Etymology

From kordo (“instrument string”) +‎ frapi (“to hit, strike, smack”) +‎ -ad- (verb action affix) +‎ -o (noun suffix), influenced by slap bass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kordofraˈpado]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: kor‧do‧fra‧pa‧do

Noun

kordofrapado (uncountable, accusative kordofrapadon)

1. (music) slapping, a percussive playing style in which the strings of an instrumental (particularly a double bass or bass guitar are pulled away from the instrument and allowed to slap back toward the fretboard

Related terms

• kordofrapi (“to play slap-style”)