gouache
noun /ɡuˈɑːʃ/, /ɡwɑːʃ/
/ɡuˈɑːʃ/, /ɡwɑːʃ/
- [uncountable] a method of painting using colours that are mixed with water and made thick with white paint or other substances; the paints used in this methodTopics Artc2
- [countable] a picture painted using this method
Word Originlate 19th cent.: French, from Italian guazzo.