English Explanatory Dictionary

fresco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
  2. An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
  3. The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb
  1. To paint using fresco.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-fresco.wav

Word forms

fresco frescos frescoes freschi frescoing frescoed

Etymology

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

Related words

al fresco giornata

Derived words

frescoer frescoist frescolike
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