bianchiccio

Italian

Etymology

From bianco +‎ -iccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjanˈkit.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -ittʃo
• Hyphenation: bian‧chìc‧cio

Adjective

bianchiccio (feminine bianchiccia, masculine plural bianchicci, feminine plural bianchicce)

1. whitish, off-white

   Synonyms: biancastro, (uncommon) biancheggiante, (literary) biancicante, (literary, archaic) biancoso

   Antonyms: nerastro, (literary) nereggiante, (uncommon) nericcio, (literary, rare) nerigno, nerognolo

Further reading

• bianchiccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana