GOUACHE


Meaning of GOUACHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgwäsh ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Italian guazzo, literally, puddle, probably from Latin aquatio watering place, from aquari to fetch water, from aqua water — more at island

Date: 1882

1. : a method of painting with opaque watercolors

2.

a. : a picture painted by gouache

b. : the pigment used in gouache

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