Italian

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Etymology

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From macchia +‎ -aiolo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mak.kjaˈjɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: mac‧chia‧iò‧lo

Noun

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macchiaiolo m (plural macchiaioli)

  1. a member of a Florentine school of impressionism in the second half of the Nineteenth Century