I. ˈse(ˌ)kō noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from secco, adjective, dry, from Latin siccus — more at sack
: the art of painting on dry plaster with pigments suspended in a water-thinned binding vehicle — called also fresco secco ; compare fresco 1a(1)
II. adjective (or adverb)
Etymology: Italian, literally, dry
1. : short and very staccato — used as a direction in music
2. of a recitative : accompanied only by the instrument or instruments (as the harpsichord) playing the continuo