marcato

[ mahr-kah-toh; Italian mahr-kah-taw ]
/ mɑrˈkɑ toʊ; Italian mɑrˈkɑ tɔ /

adjective

(of notes or chords in a musical score) strongly accented.

Origin of marcato

1830–40; < Italian: marked

Example sentences from the Web for marcato

British Dictionary definitions for marcato

marcato
/ (mɑːˈkɑːtəʊ) music /

adjective

(of notes) heavily accented

adverb

with each note heavily accented

Word Origin for marcato

C19: from Italian: marked