How to pronounce impasto
American English pronunciation
im-PAS-toh
- IPA
- /ɪmˈpæstoʊ/
- Syllables
- im · PAS · toh (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What impasto means
Paint laid on so thickly it stands up from the canvas
In a sentence: The artist used so much impasto that you could feel the bumps of paint on the flowers.
Where it comes from: Borrowed from Italian, where it means "a kneading," like a thick dough.
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