Arco

adv, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A comune in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
  2. 2
    A small city, the county seat of Butte County, Idaho, United States.
  3. 3
    A tiny city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A passage to be played in this way.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

Etymology 2

From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

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