claroscuro

Spanish edit

claroscuro

Etymology edit

Calque of Italian chiaroscuro. Compare Galician clarescuro. Equivalent to claro +‎ oscuro.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /klaɾosˈkuɾo/ [kla.ɾosˈku.ɾo]
Rhymes: -uɾo
Syllabification: cla‧ros‧cu‧ro

Noun edit

claroscuro m (plural claroscuros)

(painting, photography) chiaroscuro

Further reading edit

“claroscuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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