claro-escuro
Portuguese, noun/ˌkla.ɾu.isˈku.ɾu/
claro-escuro is spelled C-L-A-R-O-E-S-C-U-R-O (11 letters). Claro-escuro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “chiaroscuro (the use of exaggerated light contrasts)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “a boa distribuição de luz e sombras num quadro, numa gravura ou num desenho”.
What does claro-escuro mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechiaroscuro (the use of exaggerated light contrasts)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. a boa distribuição de luz e sombras num quadro, numa gravura ou num desenho 2. contraste da luz com a sombra
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of claro-escuro
- claro-escuros plural
- claros-escuros plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce claro-escuro?
- Brazil /ˌkla.ɾu.isˈku.ɾu/
- Brazil /ˌkla.ɾu.esˈku.ɾu/
- /ˌkla.ɾu.iʃˈku.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to claro-escuro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.