What is the meaning of pizzicato?

noun

  • A note or passage that is played pizzicato.

adjective

  • Of instruments in the violin family. ( to be plucked with the finger)

adverb

  • With a light plucking staccato sound. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). pizzicato. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pizzicato/definitions/1180863
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