Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gesso duro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: ges-so -duro
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gesso (“mixture of plaster of Paris and glue”) duro (“hard”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gesso duro mean?: A variety of gesso that becomes hard and durable when dried, often used in making bas-relief casts.
Where does gesso duro come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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