rasgado
noun
ras·ga·do
räsˈgä(ˌ)dō
plural -s
: the arpeggio effect produced by sweeping the strings with the thumb in guitar playing
Word History
Etymology
Spanish, literally, tear, rip, from past participle of rasgar to tear, rip, alteration (influenced by rascar to scratch, from—assumed—Vulgar Latin rasicare) of resgar, from Latin resecare to cut loose, cut off, from re- + secare to cut