una corda

adverb or adjective una cor·da \ˌü-nə-ˈkȯr-də, -(ˌ)dä\

Definition of UNA CORDA

: with soft pedal depressed —used as a direction in piano music

Italian, literally, one string

First Known Use: circa 1849

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