spic·ca·to 
(spĭ-kätō) Music
(spĭ-kätō) Music n. pl. spic·ca·tos
A technique of bowing in which the bow is made to bounce slightly from the string.
adj.
Of or employing spiccato.
[Italian, past participle of spiccare, to separate : s-, from; see SFUMATO + piccare, to pierce, impale (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see PICK1).]