secco
[
sek
-oh;
Italian
sek
-kaw]
/ˈsɛk oʊ;
Italian
ˈsɛk kɔ/
noun
1.
fresco secco
.
adjective
2.
(of notes or passages in a musical score) played and released abruptly and without resonance.
Origin
1850-55;
<
Italian:
dry; see
sack
3
British Dictionary definitions for
secco
secco
/
ˈsɛkəʊ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-cos
1.
wall painting done on dried plaster with tempera or pigments ground in limewater
Compare
fresco
2.
any wall painting other than true fresco
Word Origin
C19: from Italian: dry, from Latin
siccus