staccatoadverbcommon nounSyllable DecompositionstaccatoEtymologyexpandfrom Italian staccato (in a detached way), derived from staccare ('to separate').Definition1. In a choppy manner,musiqueexpandIl faut jouer ce passage un peu plus staccato.AntonymslégatolegatoAnagramtoccatasTranslationsgerman:staccatoenglish:staccato