| − | '''Pizzicato''' refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]]. | + | '''Pizzicato''' (from Italian ''pizzicare'', to pluck, pinch)<ref>Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2005</ref> refers to a playing technique of plucking the strings on a stringed instrument. Different techniques are used on different instruments, such as the [[violin]] or the [[guitar]]. |