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Italian
Etymology
From nero + -astro. Compare French noirâtre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈra.stro/
- Rhymes: -astro
- Hyphenation: ne‧rà‧stro
Adjective
nerastro (feminine nerastra, masculine plural nerastri, feminine plural nerastre)
- blackish
- Synonyms: (literary) nereggiante, (uncommon) nericcio, (literary, rare) nerigno, nerognolo
- Antonyms: biancastro, (uncommon) biancheggiante, bianchiccio, (literary) biancicante, (literary, archaic) biancoso
Further reading
- nerastro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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