Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claro-obscuro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: claro-ob-scuro
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of chiaroscuro.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Spanish claro-obscuro, from Italian chiaroscuro under influence from French clair-obscur.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: claro-obscuro, chiaroscuro, clair-obscur

Usage

Questions

What does claro-obscuro mean?: Archaic form of chiaroscuro.
Where does claro-obscuro come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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