secco
1 of 2noun
sec·co ˈse-(ˌ)kō 
: the art of painting on dry plaster
secco
2 of 2adjective or adverb
1
: short and very staccato —used as a direction in music
2
of a recitative : accompanied only by the instruments playing the continuo
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
John Mariani, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Categories abound in the world of Marsala wine—it can be classified as either secco, semisecco, or sweet depending on its sugar content, and has five distinct classifications depending on how long it’s been aged. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Oh, and be sure to pick up the Purr-secco and don’t furget to get out the comfortable day paw-jamas. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021 The restaurant’s Old King Cole martini (one of dozens in Simonson’s book) combines Old Raj gin, Mancino secco vermouth and Angostura orange bitters. M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
Noun
Vergine Marsala is a secco (dry) wine, fortified after fermentation is complete with no mosto cotto or sifone. John Mariani, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021 Categories abound in the world of Marsala wine—it can be classified as either secco, semisecco, or sweet depending on its sugar content, and has five distinct classifications depending on how long it’s been aged. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 31 May 2021 Oh, and be sure to pick up the Purr-secco and don’t furget to get out the comfortable day paw-jamas. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2021 The restaurant’s Old King Cole martini (one of dozens in Simonson’s book) combines Old Raj gin, Mancino secco vermouth and Angostura orange bitters. M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Italian, from secco dry, from Latin siccus — more at sack
Adjective or adverb
Italian, literally, dry
First Known Use
Noun
1852, in the meaning defined above
Adjective Or Adverb
circa 1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1