English

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

Noun

pizzicato ‎(plural pizzicatos or pizzicati)

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

     “Trapeze” begins with pizzicatos that plunge into a circuslike cacophony with rapid trills, busy, clashing textures and motion in every direction.

Italian

Verb

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

1. past participle of pizzicare

Noun

pizzicato m ‎(plural pizzicati)

1. (music) pizzicato

Anagrams

• capitozzi