gouache

gouache

noun \ˈgwäsh\

Definition of GOUACHE

1

: a method of painting with opaque watercolors

2

a : a picture painted by gouache b : the pigment used in gouache

Origin of GOUACHE

French, from Italian guazzo, literally, puddle, probably from Latin aquatio watering place, from aquari to fetch water, from aqua water — more at island

First Known Use: 1882

Rhymes with GOUACHE

bosh, cosh, Foch, frosh, gosh, josh, mâche, mosh, nosh, posh, quash, slosh, squash, swash, tosh, wash