Etymology

pizzicato

piz·zi·ca·to
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Today it means: To be played by plucking the strings instead of using the bow. Full definition →

Italian pizzicato
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompizzicato
  2. English todaypizzicato

Borrowed from Italian pizzicato, past participle of pizzicare (“to pluck”).

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