First Known Use: 1852
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1secco
noun sec·co \ˈse-(ˌ)kō\
Definition of SECCO
: the art of painting on dry plaster
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Origin of SECCO
Italian, from secco dry, from Latin siccus — more at sack
2secco
adjective or adverb
Definition of SECCO
1
: short and very staccato —used as a direction in music
2
of a recitative : accompanied only by the instruments playing the continuo
Origin of SECCO
Italian, literally, dry
First Known Use: circa 1854
Rhymes with SECCO
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