verdaccio

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian verdaccio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /və(ɹ)ˈdɑːtʃiəʊ/, /və(ɹ)ˈdætʃiəʊ/

Noun

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verdaccio (countable and uncountable, plural verdaccios)

  1. A mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
    • 2006, Jodi Brody, Portrait Painting With Classical Old Masters Techniques, page 57:
      And the third underpainting color choice is a Verdaccio, or shades of green. Verdaccios are usually created with either a Raw Umber and Flake White or Terra Verte []

Italian

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Noun

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verdaccio m (plural verdacci)

  1. dark green (color/colour)
  2. such a pigment used in fresco painting