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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian al fresco.[1] First attested in 1728.[2] Doublet of fresk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈfrɛs.kɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛskɔ
- Syllabification: al‧fres‧ko
Noun
alfresko n (indeclinable)
- (painting) Obsolete spelling of al fresco.
References
Further reading
- alfresko in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alfresko”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alfresko”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24