First Known Use: 1806
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arco
adverb or adjective ar·co \ˈär-(ˌ)kō\
Definition of ARCO
: with the bow —usually used as a direction in music for players of stringed instruments — compare pizzicato
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Origin of ARCO
Italian, from arco bow, from Latin arcus — more at arrow
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