B1 — Intermediate🎨 Colors
Rosso mattone
Brick red
Literal Translation
"Brick red"
What it means
A muted, earthy red-orange colour like terracotta brick.
Example in context
"Le case del centro storico erano color rosso mattone."
"The old town houses were brick red."
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