/ Dictionary / Index P pizzicato: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: piz•zi•ca•to Pronunciation: (pit"si-kä'tōIt.pēt"tsē-kä'tô), [key] — adj., n., pl. -ti —adj. played by plucking the strings with the finger instead of using the bow, as on a violin. —n. a note or passage so played. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pizzicato (Thesaurus) pizzeria pizzle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language