guazzo

See also: guazzò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwat.t͡so/
• Rhymes: -attso
• Hyphenation: guàz‧zo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin aquātiō (nominative form), probably borrowed from a northern Gallo-Italic language. Likely a doublet of acquazzone.

Noun

guazzo m (plural guazzi)

1. puddle (of water, or other liquid)
2. (Tuscan) ford, wade
3. (Tuscan) alcohol

   in guazzo ― in alcohol (of fruit)

4. (painting) gouache

   Synonyms: pozza, pozzanghera, lago

   Hypernym: tempera

Descendants

• → English: guazzo
• → French: gouache
  • → English: gouache
  • → German: Gouache
  • → Russian: гуашь (guašʹ)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

guazzo

1. first-person singular present indicative of guazzare

Further reading

• guazzo on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• guazzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• aguzzo, aguzzò