pizzicati
plural of pizzicato
Source: Wiktionary
Piz`zi*ca"to. Etym: [It., pinched.] (Mus.)
Definition: A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
