snap pizzicato

noun

The act of plucking a string in a way that makes it hit the fingerboard.

Meanings

nounsnap pizzicato (countable and uncountable, plural snap pizzicatos)

plural snap pizzicatos

  1. uncountablestringed instrumentsentertainmentThe act of plucking a string in a way that makes it hit the fingerboard.
  2. countablestringed instrumentsentertainmentA note played in such a way.
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