biacca

Italian

Etymology

From Lombardic blaih, bleih (“pale, white”), from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. Compare German bleich (“pale, pallid”) and English bleach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbjak.ka/, [ˈbjäkːä]
  • Rhymes: -akka
  • Hyphenation: biàc‧ca

Noun

biacca f (plural biacche)

  1. (usually uncountable) white lead, ceruse
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