staccato
adjective, adverb /stəˈkɑːtəʊ/
  /stəˈkɑːtəʊ/
- (music, from Italian) with each note played separately in order to produce short, sharp sounds- staccato sounds
- The notes are played staccato.
 
- with short, sharp sounds or movements- a peculiar staccato voice
- staccato bursts of gunfire
 
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘detached’.