fingerpick

English

Don Wayne Reno wearing fingerpicks while playing a banjo

Etymology

From 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.