sgraffito

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian sgraffito, from s- (“out”) +‎ graffito (past participle of graffire), ultimately from Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein, “to write or scratch”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɡɹəˈfiːtəʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtəʊ/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /sɡɹəˈfiːtoʊ/, /skɹəˈfiːtoʊ/ enPR: sgrə'fītō Hyphenation: sgraf‧fi‧to === Noun === sgraffito (countable and uncountable, plural sgraffiti or sgraffitoes or sgraffitos) (art, uncountable) A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer. (art, countable) An instance or sample of sgraffito. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sgraffito (third-person singular simple present sgraffitos or sgraffitoes, present participle sgraffitoing, simple past and past participle sgraffitoed) (art) To produce a design using this technique. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === sgraffitoed (adjective) sgraffitoing (noun) === References === Dennis Krueger (December 1982), “Why on earth do they call it throwing?”, in Studio Potter‎[1], volume 11, number 1. “sgraffito”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Italian sgraffito. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɡrɑfːito/, [ˈs̠ɡrɑ̝fːit̪o̞] Rhymes: -ɑfːito Syllabification(key): sgraf‧fi‧to Hyphenation(key): sgraf‧fi‧to === Noun === sgraffito sgraffito ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Noun === sgraffito m sgraffito (A technique in ceramics, art and design) === Anagrams === goffrasti == Portuguese == === Noun === sgraffito m (plural sgraffiti) alternative form of esgrafito == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian sgraffito. === Noun === sgraffito n (uncountable) sgraffito ==== Declension ====