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fresco

/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
fre-sco
IPA
/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.

Countable

noun

An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

Countable

noun

The technique used to make such an artwork.

Uncountable

verb

To paint using fresco.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fresco, *friscum, *friskaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

frescos (plural) frescoes (plural) freschi (error unknown tag, plural) frescoes (present, singular) frescoing (participle, present) frescoed (participle, past) frescoed (past)

Derived Forms

frescoer frescoist frescolike

Phrases

al fresco

Frequently Paired Words

al fresco giornata

Rhymes With

francesco tedesco esco lesko moresco mesko gresko

Questions

How do you pronounce fresco?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/.
What does fresco mean?
A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
Where does fresco come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce fresco

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