pizzicato

adv. (Music) played by plucking with the fingers; note or musical passage played by the fingers

Pizzicato is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of an instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of stringed instrument:Vioin,Cello etc.On bowed string instruments it is a method of playing by plucking the strings with the fingers, rather than using the bow. This produces a very different sound from bowing, short and percussive rather than sustained. On a keyboard string instrument, such as the piano, pizzicato may be employed (although rarely seen) as one of the variety of techniques involving direct manipulation of the strings known collectively as "string piano".On the guitar, it is a muted form of plucking, which bears an audible resemblance to pizzicato on a bowed string instrument with its relatively shorter sustain. For details of this technique, see palm mute.
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Adjective
1. (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
(similar) plucked
Adverb
1. with a light plucking staccato sound
(classification) music

n. (Music) pizzicato, played by plucking with the fingers, note or musical passage played by the fingers

adj. pizzicato, (Music) played by plucking with the fingers

n. pizzicato, played by plucking with the fingers (Music)

v. pinch, nip, tweak, pluck, bite, tingle, sting