pochade

English

Etymology

From French pochade.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /pɒˈʃɑːd/

Noun

pochade (plural pochades)

1. (art, theater) A rough sketch.
   • 2004, David Karel, André Biéler: at the Crossroads of Canadian Painting, p. 115:

     In despair, he finally painted a pochade of people leaving the church of Saint-François, in the village of the same name.

   • 2008, Martin Gayford, The Yellow House, p. 116:

     This painting was very small, not even a study but a pochade — no more than a first idea jotted down in paint.

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French

Etymology

From poch(er) +‎ -ade.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɔʃad/

Noun

pochade f (plural pochades)

1. pochade

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Italian

Etymology

From French

Noun

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pochade f (invariable)

1. A light comedy or sketch (theatrical)