acciaccatura

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian acciaccatura, from the verb acciaccare (“to crush”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˌt͡ʃɑkəˈtʊɹə/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌt͡ʃækəˈtjʊəɹə/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹə Hyphenation: ac‧ciac‧ca‧tu‧ra === Noun === acciaccatura (plural acciaccaturas or acciaccature) (music) A short grace note (theoretically taking no time at all), occurring on the beat occupied by the main note to which it is prefixed, one scale-step higher or lower than that main note. (Sometimes equivalent, therefore, to a short appoggiatura, but in Baroque music interpreted differently and more strictly.) Written as a note lighter in appearance, typically a quaver (eighth note), with an oblique stroke through the stem. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === acciaccatura f (plural acciaccaturas) acciaccatura === Further reading === “acciaccatura”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian acciaccatura. === Noun === acciaccatura f (plural acciaccaturas) (music) acciaccatura (short grace note occurring on the beat occupied by the main note)