intonaco

See also: intonacò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian intonaco (“plaster”).

Noun

intonaco (plural intonacos or intonacoes or intonaci)

  1. The final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted.
    Coordinate term: arriccio

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /inˈtɔ.na.ko/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnako
  • Hyphenation: in‧tò‧na‧co

Etymology 1

Deverbal from intonacare +‎ -o.

Noun

intonaco m (plural intonaci)

  1. plaster, parget (building material)
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Etymology 2

Verb

intonaco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of intonacare

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