verdaccio

English

Etymology

From Italian verdaccio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /və(ɹ)ˈdɑːtʃiəʊ/, /və(ɹ)ˈdætʃiəʊ/

Noun

verdaccio (countable and uncountable, plural verdaccios)

1. A mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
   • 2006, Jodi Brody, Portrait Painting With Classical Old Masters Techniques, page 57:

     And the third underpainting color choice is a Verdaccio, or shades of green. Verdaccios are usually created with either a Raw Umber and Flake White or Terra Verte […]

Italian

Noun

verdaccio m (plural verdacci)

1. dark green (color/colour)
2. such a pigment used in fresco painting