B1🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
acquerello
watercolour (painting medium)
Looks like
aqua / acrid
water (Latin/Italian prefix); sharp and unpleasant (smell/taste)
⚠️ The trap
'Acquerello' comes from 'acqua' (water) and is the word for the watercolour painting technique. It does not mean 'acrid'. Learners sometimes confuse it with 'acre' (acre of land) or 'acre' (acrid) — completely different words.
To say "water (Latin/Italian prefix); sharp and unpleasant (smell/taste)" in Italian:
acquerello (correct for watercolour)
"acquerello" in English means:
watercolour (painting medium)
Example
"Ha dipinto un bellissimo paesaggio ad acquerello."
"She painted a beautiful landscape in watercolour."
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