verdaccio

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/və(ɹ)ˈdɑːtʃiəʊ//və(ɹ)ˈdætʃiəʊ/

noun

A mixed greenish pigment used in painting.

OriginItalian verdaccio →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounverdaccio (countable and uncountable, plural verdaccios)

plural verdaccios

  1. countableuncountableA mixed greenish pigment used in painting.

    And the third underpainting color choice is a Verdaccio, or shades of green. Verdaccios are usually created with either a Raw Umber and Flake White or Terra Verte […]

    2006, Jodi Brody, Portrait Painting With Classical Old Masters Techniques, page 57

Origin

  1. Italianverdaccio
  2. Englishverdaccio

Borrowed from Italian verdaccio.

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APA

verdaccio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdaccio

MLA

“verdaccio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdaccio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verdaccio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verdaccio.

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