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vernice

vernice

Italian

Noun

vernice f ‎(plural vernici)

  1. Paint.
  2. (transparent paint) Varnish.
  3. (figuratively) Veneer, gloss

References

  • Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press). Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. ISBN 8839551107. Online version here

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Latin

Noun

vernice

  1. ablative singular of vernix

Etymology

From Medieval Latin vernix, from Latin veronix, from Byzantine Greek βερενίκη, βερονίκη ‎(bereníkē, beroníkē, “resin amber”), from Ancient Greek βερενίκιον, βερονίκιον ‎(bereníkion, beroníkion, “soda”), from Βερενίκη ‎(Bereníkē).

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