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fresco.

A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/General-American/ˈfɹɛskəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

    countable
  2. An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

    countable
  3. The technique used to make such an artwork.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

verb/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/General-American/ˈfɹɛskəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To paint using fresco.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

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