acciaccatura

noun

ac·​ciac·​ca·​tu·​ra (ˌ)ä-ˌchä-kə-ˈtu̇r-ə 

: a discordant note sounded with a principal note or chord and immediately released

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, literally, "bruising, crushing," from acciaccato, past participle of acciaccare "to bruise, crush, squash" (probably of onomatopoeic origin) + -ura -ure

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above