azzurro

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See also: Azzurro and azzurrò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /adˈd͡zur.ro/
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  • Rhymes: -urro
  • Hyphenation: az‧zùr‧ro

Etymology 1

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From Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli). Cognate with English azure, French azur, and Portuguese and Spanish azul.

Adjective

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azzurro (feminine azzurra, masculine plural azzurri, feminine plural azzurre)

  1. light blue, azure, sky blue (especially the light blue colour/color of the sky)
    Synonym: (azure, sky blue) celeste
    Hyponym: (cyan) ciano
  2. (idiomatic, sports) in or of an Italian national team (athlete, player, etc.)
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Noun

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azzurro m (uncountable)

  1. the light blue colour/color of the sky
  2. (heraldry) azure

Noun

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azzurro m (plural azzurri, feminine azzurra)

  1. (idiomatic, sports) a member of the Italian national team

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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azzurro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of azzurrare
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See also

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Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      argento; grigio      nero
             rosso; cremisi              arancione; marrone; bronzo              giallo; oro; crema
             verde chiaro; limetta              verde              verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
             ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di              azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro              blu; blu scuro
             violetto; indaco              magenta; viola              rosa; fucsia; porpora