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pizzicato

adjective adverb noun

(of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger

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Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
O
Contains
IZ
Scrabble score
31

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adjective

  1. (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger

adverb

  1. With a light plucking staccato sound

noun

  1. A note or passage that is played pizzicato

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