abbozzo
US/əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/
abbozzo noun: a rough drawing or model.
Noun
abbozzo (plural abbozzi)
- A rough drawing or model.
- We speak of a typical instance. Now what is typical? It is derived from the Greek τύπος, the name which Greek artists used of their first sketches, the abozzi of the Italians.1886, Good Words and Sunday Magazine, volume 27, page 536
- But as regards the first six, might they not be mistaken for an abbozzo or first sketch of the Bill which was presented to Parliament in April 1886, one hundred and one years later?1887 August, The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, page 270
Forms of abbozzo
| plural | abbozzi |
|---|---|
| alternative form | abozzo |
Origin of abbozzo
Borrowed from Italian abbozzo.
Questions about abbozzo
- What does abbozzo mean?
- Abbozzo means a rough drawing or model.
- What part of speech is abbozzo?
- Abbozzo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abbozzo?
- Abbozzo is pronounced /əˈbɔtˌsoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of abbozzo?
- The plural of abbozzo is abbozzi.
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