rasgado

noun

ras·​ga·​do

räsˈgä(ˌ)dō

plural -s

: the arpeggio effect produced by sweeping the strings with the thumb in guitar playing

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, tear, rip, from past participle of rasgar to tear, rip, alteration (influenced by rascar to scratch, from—assumed—Vulgar Latin rasicare) of resgar, from Latin resecare to cut loose, cut off, from re- + secare to cut

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