Trŏn'cā-to, a.
a. [It., for troncato, p. p. of troncare, to cut off, to suppress, Lat. truncare.] (Mus.) Cut off; made short;—a term directing a note or sound to be cut short, or just uttered and then discontinued.
a. [It., for troncato, p. p. of troncare, to cut off, to suppress, Lat. truncare.] (Mus.) Cut off; made short;—a term directing a note or sound to be cut short, or just uttered and then discontinued.