Pizzicato Definition & Meaning
pizzicato
- adverb
- with a light plucking staccato sound
- adjective
- (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
- noun
- a note or passage that is played pizzicato
Words that rhyme with pizzicato
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- What does pizzicato mean?
- with a light plucking staccato sound (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- What part of speech is pizzicato?
- Pizzicato is an adverb, an adjective, and a noun.
- How many definitions does pizzicato have?
- Pizzicato has 3 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adverb, adjective, noun).