English Explanatory Dictionary

gouache

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
  2. A painting made with this paint.
verb
  1. To produce work in the gouache medium.

Pronunciation

/ɡwɑːʃ/ /ɡuˈɑːʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gouache.wav

Word forms

gouache gouaches gouaching gouached

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo.

Translations

Afrikaans: gouache Bulgarian: гваш Chinese Mandarin: 水粉畫 /水粉画 Finnish: guassi Finnish: guassimaalaus French: gouache Georgian: გუაში German: Gouache German: Guasch Italian: guazzo Japanese: ガッシュ Polish: gwasz Portuguese: guache Romanian: guașă Russian: гуа́шь Spanish: guache Spanish: gouache Ukrainian: гуа́ш Yiddish: גואַש Yiddish: וואַסערפֿאַרב
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