English Explanatory Dictionary

spiccato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.
adv
  1. Played in that style.
noun
  1. A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note.

Word forms

spiccato more spiccato most spiccato spiccatos

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”).

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