attacco

See also: attaccò

English

Etymology

Italian attacco

Noun

attacco (plural attacchi)

1. (music) A short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.

Interlingua

Noun

attacco (plural attaccos)

1. attack

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈtak.ko/
• Rhymes: -akko
• Hyphenation: at‧tàc‧co

Etymology 1

From attaccare.

Noun

attacco m (plural attacchi)

1. attack, assault
2. attack, criticism
3. (medicine) attack, fit, bout
4. start, beginning, opening
5. (sports) attack
6. (music) entry, attack
7. junction, connection, join

Synonyms

• assalto (1,5)
• inizio (4,6)
• giunto, connessione, attaccatura (7)

Related terms

• attaccare
• attaccato
• attaccatura

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

attacco

1. first-person singular present indicative of attaccare

Anagrams

• accatto, accattò, taccato, toccata