biacca

Italian

Etymology

From Lombardic blaih, bleih (“pale, white”), from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz. Compare German bleich (“pale, pallid”) and English bleach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjak.ka/
  • Rhymes: -akka
  • Hyphenation: biàc‧ca

Noun

biacca f (plural biacche)

  1. (usually uncountable, art) white lead, ceruse
    lumeggiato a biacca ― shaded in white lead

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