PIZZICATOS

Noun

pizzicatos

plural of pizzicato

Source: Wiktionary


PIZZICATO

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



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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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