Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abbozzo

/əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-boz-zo
IPA: /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/

29

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rough drawing or model.

Example Sentences

"We speak of a typical instance. Now what is typical? It is derived from the Greek τύπος, the name which Greek artists used of their first sketches, the abozzi of the Italians."
"But as regards the first six, might they not be mistaken for an abbozzo or first sketch of the Bill which was presented to Parliament in April 1886, one hundred and one years later?"
"Either way, it is far enough advanced beyond the early abbozzo stage that it would be better to designate it as "unfinished" than as an abbozzo."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian abbozzo.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/

Inflected Forms

abbozzi (plural) abozzo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce abbozzo?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/.
What does abbozzo mean?: A rough drawing or model.
Where does abbozzo come from?: Borrowed from Italian abbozzo.

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