pavonazzo
noun
pa·vo·naz·zo
ˌpävəˈnät(ˌ)sō
variants or pavonazzetto
ˌpävənətˈset(ˌ)ō
plural -s
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
Word History
Etymology
pavonazzo from Italian, from pavonazzo peacock-colored, purplish, from Latin pavonaceus like a peacock's tail, variegated, from pavon-, pavo peacock + -aceus -aceous; pavonazzetto from Italian, from pavonazzo + -etto -et (from Late Latin -itus & -ita)
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