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arco

American  
[ahr-koh] / ˈɑr koʊ /

adverb

Music.
  1. (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.


Etymology

Origin of arco

1730–40; < Italian: bow < Latin arcus. See arc


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On “Expansions,” he sounds like a jazz bassist, walking a brisk line, before switching to arco and summoning scraping cries and heaving groans out of the strings.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

“A lot of people have spoken about his pizzicato playing, but I was also excited by his arco tone,” Mr. Davis said in an interview, referring to Mr. Wadud’s use of the bow.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

Keeping true to his L.A. roots, Quiñones over the years created characters based on an upbringing that wasn’t always sol y arco iris, such as his spicy drama-fueled character Juanita Carmelita, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

"Treat Me Like Train Tracks" has a more nervous, interior, psychological feel, with an anxious, tapping beat, arco bass and warbling keyboard.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2011

They could talk neither English nor Spanish, except the few words, boat, fire, tobac, galleto, arco.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

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