a capriccio

adverb

a ca·​pric·​cio

ˌäkəˈprē(ˌ)chō,

-ri-,

-chēˌō

: in any interpretation that appeals to the performer

—used as a direction in music

Word History

Etymology

Italian, at one's caprice

First Known Use

circa 1841, in the meaning defined above

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