martellato

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian martellato (“hammered”), from martellare (“to hammer, throb”), from martello (“hammer”), related to Latin martulus, marculus (“small hammer”), diminutive of marcus (“hammer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɑː(ɹ)təˈlɑːtəʊ/ === Adjective === martellato (not comparable) (music) Strongly accented, or hammered out; used of notes played on bowed string instruments, handbells, or the piano. === Noun === martellato (plural martellatos) (music) A passage played with a strong accent, or hammered out. == Italian == === Participle === martellato (feminine martellata, masculine plural martellati, feminine plural martellate) past participle of martellare === Anagrams === mattarello