bianchiccio

Italian

Etymology

From bianco +‎ -iccio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjanˈkit.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -ittʃo
  • Hyphenation: bian‧chìc‧cio

Adjective

bianchiccio (feminine bianchiccia, masculine plural bianchicci, feminine plural bianchicce)

  1. whitish, off-white
    Synonyms: biancastro, (uncommon) biancheggiante, (literary) biancicante, (literary, archaic) biancoso
    Antonyms: nerastro, (literary) nereggiante, (uncommon) nericcio, (literary, rare) nerigno, nerognolo

Further reading
  • bianchiccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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