arpeggio

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ar=peg=gi=o

CIDE DICTIONARY

arpeggio, n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.].

 The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

arpeggio, n. (pl. -os) Mus. the notes of a chord played in succession, either ascending or descending.

Etymology

It. f. arpeggiare play the harp f. arpa harp