plectrum
noun/ˈplektrəm/
/ˈplektrəm/
(plural plectrums, plectra
/ˈplektrə/
/ˈplektrə/
)(also informal pick)
- a small piece of metal, plastic, etc. used for plucking the strings of a guitar or similar instrumentTopics Musicc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlectrum is used after these nouns:
- guitar
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek plēktron ‘something with which to strike’, from plēssein ‘to strike’.Want to learn more?
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