English Explanatory Dictionary

martellato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Strongly accented, or hammered out; used of notes played on bowed string instruments, handbells, or the piano.
noun
  1. A passage played with a strong accent, or hammered out.

Pronunciation

/ˌmɑː(ɹ)təˈlɑːtəʊ/

Word forms

martellato martellatos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian martellato (“hammered”), from martellare (“to hammer, throb”), from martello (“hammer”), related to Latin martulus, marculus (“small hammer”), diminutive of marcus (“hammer”).

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