azzurro

See also: azzurrò

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

azzurro, IPA^(key): /adˈdzurro/

Adjective

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

1. blue
2. In or of an Italian national team (athlete, player etc)

Synonyms

• (blue): blu, celeste

Noun

azzurro m

1. the colour blue

azzurro m (plural azzurri)

1. A member of the Italian national football team

azzurro m (plural azzurri) (Feminine: azzurra)

1. (sports) A member of an Italian national team.

Verb

azzurro

1. first-person singular present indicative of azzurrare

Related terms

• Azzurri
• azzurrigno
• azzurrino
• azzurrite
• azzurrognolo

See also

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