spiccato

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spiccato

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Borrowed from Italian spiccato, past participle of spiccare (“to detach, to separate”).

adjective more spiccato · most spiccato

Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

adverb more spiccato · most spiccato

Played in that style.

noun spiccatos

A manner of playing a stringed instrument such that the bow is bounced off the strings after each note. Most libraries have smooth, buttery legatos and exciting, natural-sounding spiccatos.

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noun manner of playing

Ελληνικά	σπικάτο spikáto

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@misc{spiccato_2026,
  title = {spiccato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spiccato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}