acciaccatura

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə chä′kə tŏŏr′ə; It. ät chäk′kä to̅o̅′rä)

ac•ciac•ca•tu•ra n., pl. -tu•ras, -tu•re [Music.]

Music and Dancea short grace note one half step below, and struck at the same time as, a principal note.

Italian: literally, a pounding, crushing, equivalent. to acciacc(are) to crush, bruise (based on an echoic root ciacc-) + -atura (see -ate¹, -ure)
1875–80

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acciaccatura /ɑːˌtʃɑːkɑːˈtʊərə/ n ( pl -ras, -re /-reɪ; -riː/)

a small grace note melodically adjacent to a principal note and played simultaneously with or immediately before it

Etymology: 18th Century: Italian, literally: a crushing sound

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