fingerpick

English
Don Wayne Reno wearing fingerpicks while playing a banjo

Etymology

finger +‎ pick

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpɪk/

Noun

fingerpick (plural fingerpicks)

  1. A type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.

Verb

fingerpick (third-person singular simple present fingerpicks, present participle fingerpicking, simple past and past participle fingerpicked)

  1. (music) To play a stringed instrument by plucking individual strings with the fingers.
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