Definitions for intonaco

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intonaco in·to·na·co

Spelling: [in-ton-uh-koh, -taw-nuh-; Intonaco is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in intonaco (acinnoot).

Definitions for intonaco

noun

1. (formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.

Origin of intonaco

1800-10; Italian, noun derivative of intonacare to coat, equivalent to in- in-² + Vulgar Latin *tunicāre, by construal of Latin tunicātus “wearing a tunic” a

Examples for intonaco

Two kinds of intonaco are used, one hard and white, the other grey and sandier.