bianco

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin *blancus, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz (“bright, shining, blinding, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhleg- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blanch "bright, white" (German blank "blank, white"), Old Norse blankr "white" (Danish blank "bright, shiny"), Dutch blank "white, shining". More at blink, blind.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbjanko/, [ˈbjaŋ.ko]

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Adjective

bianco m. (f. bianca, m plural bianchi, f plural bianche)

1. white

Noun

bianco m. (plural bianchi)

1. white
2. (feminine bianca) white man
3. linen

Derived terms

• Bianca
• biancastro
• Biancaneve
• biancheggiare
• biancheria
• bianchetto
• bianchezza
• bianchiccio
• bianchire
• Casa Bianca
• di punto in bianco
• imbiancare
• in bianco
• Monte Bianco
• sbiancare
• vino bianco

Anagrams

• bacino
• cibano

See also

• (basic colors) colore; arancione, azzurro, bianco, blu, giallo, grigio, marrone, nero, rosa, rosso, verde, viola ^{(Category: it:Colors) [edit]}