Main Entry: gouache

Pronunciation: \ˈgwäsh\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1882

1 : a method of painting with opaque watercolors
2 a : a picture painted by gouache b : the pigment used in gouache