guazzo

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See also: guazzò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwat.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: guàz‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin aquātiō (nominative form), probably borrowed from a northern Gallo-Italic language. Likely a doublet of acquazzone.

Noun

guazzo m (plural guazzi)

  1. puddle (of water, or other liquid)
  2. (Tuscan) ford, wade
  3. (Tuscan) alcohol
    in guazzoin alcohol (of fruit)
  4. (painting) gouache
    Synonyms: pozza, pozzanghera, lago
    Hypernym: tempera
Descendants
  • English: guazzo
  • French: gouache

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

guazzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guazzare

Further reading

  • guazzo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • guazzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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