attacca

[ uh-tah-kuh, uh-tak-uh; Italian aht-tahk-kah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

, (used as an imperative)

begin immediately (directing a performer to go without pause to the next section).

Origin of attacca¹

< Italian: imperative of attaccare to attack

Lætitia was, and could see her way to nothing but obeying the direction on her music, which was attacca.

Mirandos was putting on the pedal, and we paused at this moment, as he paused before the attacca.

Attacca subito il seguente—attack at once that which follows.

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