gouache

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gouache

  • /ɡwɑːʃ/
  • /ɡuˈɑːʃ/

Rhymes with -ɑːʃ

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo.

noun gouaches

  1. countable, uncountable A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
  2. countable A painting made with this paint.

verb gouaches · gouaching · gouached

  1. To produce work in the gouache medium.

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noun painting

Españolguache, gouache
日本語ガッシュ gasshu
中文水粉畫 /水粉画 shuǐfěnhuà
Portuguêsguache
Françaisgouache
DeutschGouache, Guasch
Italianoguazzo
Românăguașă
Русскийгуа́шь guášʹ

noun paint

Españolguache, gouache
日本語ガッシュ gasshu
中文水粉 shuǐfěn, 水粉顏料 /水粉颜料 shuǐfěn yánliào
Portuguêsguache
Françaisgouache
DeutschGouache, Guasch
Italianoguazzo
Românăguașă
Русскийгуа́шь guášʹ

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@misc{gouache_2026,
  title = {gouache},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gouache},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}