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pizzicato(dictionary)

pizzicato (iou)



pizzicato noun, adjective & adverb. M19.
[Italian, pa. pple of pizzicare pinch, twitch, from pizzare, from Old & mod. Italian pizza point, edge.]
Music.
A. noun. Pl. -ti [-ti], -tos. A note or passage played on a violin, cello, etc., by plucking a string with the finger instead of bowing. M19.
b. adjective & adverb. (Played) by plucking a string instead of bowing. L19.