azzurro

See also: Azzurro and azzurrò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adˈd͡zur.ro/

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• Rhymes: -urro
• Hyphenation: az‧zùr‧ro

Etymology 1

From Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Cognate with English azure, French azur, and Portuguese and Spanish azul.

Adjective

azzurro (feminine azzurra, masculine plural azzurri, feminine plural azzurre)

1. light blue, azure, sky blue (especially the light blue colour/color of the sky)

   Synonym: (azure, sky blue) celeste

   Hyponym: (cyan) ciano

2. (idiomatic, sports) in or of an Italian national team (athlete, player, etc.)

Related terms

• blu (more dark) (blue, dark blue)
• verde acqua, acquamarina (a colour/color between celeste and light green) (acquamarine)

Noun

azzurro m (uncountable)

1. the light blue colour/color of the sky
2. (heraldry) azure

Noun

azzurro m (plural azzurri, feminine azzurra)

1. (idiomatic, sports) a member of the Italian national team

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

azzurro

1. first-person singular present indicative of azzurrare

Related terms

• Azzurri
• azzurrigno
• azzurrino
• azzurrite
• azzurrognolo

 

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

bianco	argento; grigio	nero
rosso; cremisi	arancione; marrone; bronzo	giallo; oro; crema
verde chiaro; limetta	verde	verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè	azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro	blu; blu scuro
violetto; indaco	magenta; viola	rosa; fucsia; porpora