secco noun & adjective. ['sɛko] M19.
[Italian from Latin siccus dry. In sense A.1 ellipt. for fresco secco lit. 'dry fresco'.]
A. noun. Pl. -os.
1. The process or technique of painting on dry plaster with colours mixed with water. M19.

2. Music. (A) secco recitative. M20.
b. adjective. Music. Of recitative: plain, lacking or having only sparse instrumental accompaniment. L19.

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