pavonazzetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pavonazzetto, from pavonazzo +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pævənætˈsɛtəʊ/

Noun

pavonazzetto (uncountable)

1. A type of variegated marble.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 688:

     “Pavonazzetto,” Replevin said, “also known as Phrygian marble, once believed to take its coloring from the blood of the Phrygian youth Atys, the one you see right there, in fact […] .”