arcato

adjective (or adverb)

ar·​ca·​to

ärˈkät(ˌ)ō

: coll'arco

—usually used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from arco bow (from Latin arcus bow, arc) + -ato (from Latin -atus -ate)

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