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

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• Hyphenation: az‧zùr‧ro

Adjective

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

   Hyponym: (cyan) ciano

   Synonym: (azure, sky blue) celeste

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

 

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

bianco	argento; grigio	nero
rosso; cremisi	arancione; marrone; bronzo	giallo; oro; crema
verde chiaro; limetta	verde	verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè	azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro	blu; blu scuro
violetto; indaco	magenta; viola	rosa; fucsia; porpora