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Italian
Etymology
From Lombardic blaih, bleih (“pale, white”), from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. Compare German bleich (“pale, pallid”) and English bleach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbjak.ka/
- Rhymes: -akka
- Hyphenation: biàc‧ca
Noun
biacca f (plural biacche)
- (usually uncountable, art) white lead, ceruse
- lumeggiato a biacca ― shaded in white lead
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