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attacca

/əˈtɑːkə/

attacca adverb: without any break between the current movement and the next movement of the work.

Adverb

attacca (not comparable)

  1. Without any break between the current movement and the next movement of the work.
    • They played the remaining sections attacca.

Origin of attacca

Borrowed from Italian attaccare (“to attach”).

Words formed from attacca

  • attacca subito

Questions about attacca

What does attacca mean?
Attacca means without any break between the current movement and the next movement of the work.
What part of speech is attacca?
Attacca is an adverb.
How do you pronounce attacca?
Attacca is pronounced /əˈtɑːkə/.

Words near attacca in the dictionary

  1. attabal
  2. attabals
  3. attaboy
  4. attaboys
  5. attaca
  6. attacca
  7. attacchi
  8. attacco
  9. attach
  10. attachability
  11. attachable

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