# gouache

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡwɑːʃ/ · frequency rank #61,500

## Definitions
1. A thick, opaque watercolour paint made with gum containing an inert white pigment to make it opaque.
2. A painting made with this paint.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French gouache, from Italian guazzo. Doublet of guazzo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gouache