arriccio

noun

ar·​ric·​cio

əˈrē(ˌ)chō

plural -s

: the rough first coat of plaster in fresco painting compare intonaco

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from arricciare to bristle up, curl, groove (a plastered wall), from a- (from Latin ad-) + riccio hedgehog, curl, from Latin ericius hedgehog

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