azzurro

See also: Azzurro and azzurrò

Italian

Etymology

From Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “azure”), via Arabic لَازَوَرْد‎ (lāzaward, “azure”), ultimately stemming from Sanskrit Sanskrit राजावर्त (rājāvarta, “lapis lazuli”). Cognate with English azure, French azur, and Portuguese/Spanish azul.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adˈd͡zur.ro/

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• Hyphenation: az‧zùr‧ro

Adjective

azzurro (feminine singular azzurra, masculine plural azzurri, feminine plural azzurre)

1. light blue, azure, sky blue (especially the light blue colour of the sky)

   Hyponym: ciano (cyan)

   Synonym: celeste (azure, sky blue)

2. (idiomatic, sports) in or of an Italian national team (athlete, player, etc.)

Related terms

• blu (more dark) (blue, dark blue)
• verde acqua, acquamarina (a colour between celeste and light green) (acquamarine)

Noun

azzurro m (uncountable)

1. the light blue colour of the sky
2. (heraldry) azure

Noun

azzurro m (plural azzurri, feminine azzurra)

1. (idiomatic, sports) a member of the Italian national team

Verb

azzurro

1. first-person singular present indicative of azzurrare

Related terms

• Azzurri
• azzurrigno
• azzurrino
• azzurrite
• azzurrognolo