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      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
      Roots
      pizzicarepizzic- · Italian · to pluck, pinchato-ato · Italian · past participle
      Synonyms for pizzicato
      spiccatonpianissimonglissandonpianontremolandorubaton
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      The word pizzicato breaks down into 2 roots of Italian origin: pizzic, from Italian pizzicare (“to pluck, pinch”); and -ato, from Italian ato (“past participle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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