gouache

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡʊˈɑːʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gwäsh, go̅o̅ äsh′; Fr. gwash)

Inflections of 'gouache' (n): npl: gouaches

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gouache  (gwäsh, go̅o̅ äsh′; Fr. gwash),USA pronunciation n., pl. gouach•es (gwä′shiz, go̅o̅ ä′shiz; Fr. gwash′)USA pronunciation for 3.
  1. Fine Arta technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
  2. Fine Artan opaque color used in painting a gouache.
  3. Fine Arta work painted using gouache.
  • Italian guazzo place where there is water Latin aquātiō, derivative of aqua water
  • French
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gouache /ɡʊˈɑːʃ/ n
  1. Also called: body colour a painting technique using opaque watercolour paint in which the pigments are bound with glue and the lighter tones contain white
  2. the paint used in this technique
  3. a painting done by this method
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian guazzo puddle, from Latin aquātiō a watering place, from aqua water
'gouache' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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