secco

1 of 2

noun

sec·​co ˈse-(ˌ)kō 

: the art of painting on dry plaster

secco

2 of 2

adjective or adverb

1

: short and very staccato

—used as a direction in music

2

of a recitative : accompanied only by the instruments playing the continuo

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Italian, from secco dry, from Latin siccus — more at sack

Adjective or adverb

Italian, literally, dry

First Known Use

Noun

1852, in the meaning defined above

Adjective Or Adverb

circa 1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for secco

• deco
• echo
• gecko
• derecho