pirografia

Italian

Etymology

piro- (“pyro-, fire”) +‎ -grafia (“-graphy”, suffix denoting a way of writing)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ro.ɡraˈfi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧gra‧fì‧a

Noun

pirografia f (plural pirografie)

1. (uncountable) pyrography (art of decorating wood or leather by burning designs into its surface)
2. pyrography (decoration or design produced through such a technique)

Derived terms

• pirografare
• pirografico
• pirografista

 

Related terms

• pirografo

References

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