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pizzicato

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piz·zi·ca·to  (pts-kät) Music
adj. Abbr. pizz.
Played by plucking rather than bowing the strings.
n. pl. piz·zi·ca·ti (-t)
A pizzicato note or passage.

[Italian, past participle of pizzicare, to pluck, from pizzare, to prick, from pizzo, point.]

pizzi·cato adv.

pizzicato [pit-see-kah-toe]
Adjective, adv
Music (in music for the violin family) to be plucked with the finger [Italian: pinched]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pizzicato - a note or passage that is played pizzicato
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Adj.1.pizzicato - (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
plucked - of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
Adv.1.pizzicato - with a light plucking staccato sound
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Translations
pizzicato
adj / adv pizzicato [pitsiˈkaːtou]
played by plucking the strings of a musical instrument, not using the bow. pluk عَزف على الكمان بالنَّقْر بالإصْبَع пицикато pizzicato pizzicato das Pizzikato πιτσικάτο (μουσ.) pizzicato sõrmitsedes با انگشت näppäillen pizzicato פִיצִיקָטוֹ एक वाद्य यंत्र odsječno, pizzicato pizzicato memetik alat musik griplaður, plokkaður pizzicato つまびきの 피치카토(줄을 손끝으로 뜯는 연주법)의; 피치카토로 pizzicato picikato pizzicato pizzicato pizzicato pizzicato pizicato pizzicato пиццикато pizzicato pizzicato picikato pizzicato ซึ่งเล่นด้วยการดีดสาย parmakla çalınan 撥奏的,指彈的 піцикато سارنگي کي ايک قسم ngón bật bằng cách dùng tay bật dây đàn viôlông thay vì dùng vỉ


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