A2NounMasculine
il pigmento
pigment
/pig-MEN-to/
Plural: pigmenti
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What does ‘pigmento’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
I pittori rinascimentali usavano pigmenti naturali.
Renaissance painters used natural pigments.
La melanina è il pigmento che colora la pelle.
Melanin is the pigment that colors the skin.
About This Word
Italian Renaissance painters were famous for their mastery of pigments, especially ultramarine blue (from lapis lazuli).
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