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fresco
- /ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ US
- /ˈfɹɛskəʊ/ UK
Rhymes with (General American) -ɛskoʊ, (Received Pronunciation) -ɛskəʊ
Where it comes from
From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.
noun frescos · frescoes · freschi
- A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade. […] I [Satan] cannot ſtay Flaring in ſun-ſhine all the day: For, entre nous, we helliſh ſprites, Love more the freſco of the nights; […]
- An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb frescoes · frescoing · frescoed
- To paint using fresco.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cool, mural, painting, fresh, epic, fr, zephyr, breeze, refreshing, refreshedness, waft, freshmint, bloom, refreshant, fervescence, fresh air
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noun artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster
| Español | fresco, pintura al fresco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프레스코 peureseuko |
| 日本語 | フレスコ furesuko |
| 中文 | 濕壁畫 /湿壁画 shībìhuà |
| Português | afresco |
| Français | fresque |
| Deutsch | Fresko, Freske |
| Italiano | affresco |
| Ελληνικά | νωπογραφία nopografía |
| Română | frescă |
| Русский | фре́ска fréska |
noun technique used to make such an artwork
| Español | fresco, pintura al fresco |
|---|---|
| Português | afresco |
| Français | fresque |
| Deutsch | Freskomalerei |
| Italiano | affresco |
| Ελληνικά | νωπογραφία nopografía |
| Română | frescă |
| Русский | фре́ска fréska |
verb to paint using fresco
| Italiano | affrescare |
|---|
Talk about this word "fresco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fresco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fresco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fresco "fresco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fresco.Cite this
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