esgrafito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sgraffito

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sgraffito.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/, /ez.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/, /ez.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/, /eʒ.ɡɾaˈfi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.ɡɾaˈfi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.ɡɾɐˈfi.tu/ [(i)ʒ.ɣɾɐˈfi.tu]

• Hyphenation: es‧gra‧fi‧to

Noun

esgrafito m (plural esgrafitos)

1. (art) sgraffito (technique where the top layer is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer)