pavonazzo

noun

pa·vo·naz·zo | \ˌpävəˈnät(ˌ)sō\

variants: or pavonazzetto \ˌpävənətˈset(ˌ)ō \

plural -s

Definition of pavonazzo

1 : a marble with veins usually of red, violet, or purple found in ancient Roman buildings and thought to be Phrygian

2 : a contemporary marble resembling pavonazzo

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about pavonazzo

Dictionary Entries near pavonazzo

Statistics for pavonazzo

Look-up Popularity

Comments on pavonazzo

What made you want to look up pavonazzo? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

WORD OF THE DAY

rebuff

to reject or criticize sharply

Test Your Vocabulary

Words from Greek and Roman Mythology Quiz

Boreal comes from the name of the ancient Greek god of which wind?

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ

SCRABBLE® Sprint

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games