gouache

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English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo.

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Noun

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gouache (countable and uncountable, plural gouaches)

  1. (painting) A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
    Hypernym: watercolour
    Coordinate terms: tempera, oil paint, India ink
  2. (painting, countable) A painting made with this paint.

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Verb

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gouache (third-person singular simple present gouaches, present participle gouaching, simple past and past participle gouached)

  1. To produce work in the gouache medium.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian guazzo (water paint, splash).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡwaʃ/
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Noun

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gouache f (plural gouaches)

  1. gouache

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: gouache
  • Polish: gwasz
  • Portuguese: guache, guacho

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