arco

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adverb

A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

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bowed
OriginItalian arco →
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Meanings

arco1

adverbarco (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentA note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
nounarco (plural archi)

plural archi

  1. entertainmentA passage to be played in this way.

Arco2

proper noun
  1. A comune in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
  2. A small city, the county seat of Butte County, Idaho, United States.
  3. A tiny city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow

Similar
bowed
Also see
bowed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Italianarco“bow”
  2. Englisharco

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

More words from Italian

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Translations

Italian Arco
  • Arcocomune in Italy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CoraorcaCaroRocaacro
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APA

arco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arco

MLA

“arco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arco.

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