acciaccatura


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acciaccatura /əˌtʃakəˈtjʊərə/
noun (pl. acciaccaturas or acciaccature) Music a grace note performed as quickly as possible before an essential note of a melody.
– origin Ital., from acciaccare ‘to crush’.
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