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gouache

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɡwɑːʃ/ / /ɡuˈɑːʃ/

noun

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

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

verb

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

  1. To produce work in the gouache medium.