fresco

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
2. (countable) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
3. (uncountable) The technique used to make such an artwork.

Verb

To paint using fresco.

Synonyms

mural

wall painting

mural painting

paintings

wall-painting

Translations

fresque

affresco

fresco

afresco

fresco

Fresko

νωπογραφία

Freskomalerei

fresk

fresc

affrescare

Freske

muurschildering

φρέσκο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/

Etymology

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.