/pit'si kah"toh/ ; It. /peet'tsee kah"taw/ , adj., n., pl. pizzicati /-tee/ . Music.
adj.
1. played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin.
n.
2. a note or passage so played.
[ 1835-45; pizzicare to pluck, pick, twang (a stringed instrument) ]