nerastro

Italian

Etymology

From nero + -astro. Compare French noirâtre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈra.stro/
  • Rhymes: -astro
  • Hyphenation: ne‧rà‧stro

Adjective

nerastro (feminine nerastra, masculine plural nerastri, feminine plural nerastre)

  1. blackish
    Synonyms: (literary) nereggiante, (uncommon) nericcio, (literary, rare) nerigno, nerognolo
    Antonyms: biancastro, (uncommon) biancheggiante, bianchiccio, (literary) biancicante, (literary, archaic) biancoso

Further reading

  • nerastro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.