intonaco
[ in-ton-uh-koh, -taw-nuh-; Italian een-taw-nah-kaw ]
/ ɪnˈtɒn əˌkoʊ, -ˈtɔ nə-; Italian inˈtɔ nɑ kɔ /
Save This Word!
noun, plural in·to·na·cos, Italian in·to·na·ci [een-taw-nah-chee]. /inˈtɔ nɑ tʃi/.
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
QUIZZES
THINK YOU’VE GOT A HANDLE ON THIS US STATE NICKNAME QUIZ?
Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.
Question 1 of 8
Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Compare arriccio.
Words nearby intonaco
Intolerable Acts, intolerance, intolerant, into line, intomb, intonaco, intonate, intonation, intonation pattern, intone, into one's head
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for intonaco
Two kinds of intonaco are used, one hard and white, the other grey and sandier.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson