claroscuro

Spanish

claroscuro

Etymology

Calque of Italian chiaroscuro. Compare Galician clarescuro. Equivalent to claro +‎ oscuro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaɾosˈkuɾo/ [kla.ɾosˈku.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -uɾo
• Syllabification: cla‧ros‧cu‧ro

Noun

claroscuro m (plural claroscuros)

1. (painting, photography) chiaroscuro

Further reading

• “claroscuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28