sweep

Portuguese

/ˈswip/

noun
Definitions
  • (electric guitar) sweep arpeggio played with a single movement of the picking hand

Etymology

Borrowed from English sweep (rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side).

Origin

English

sweep

Gloss

rowing style in which each rower has only one oar and rows on one side

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