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bianco

white

adjective bee-AHN-koh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Colors

Origin: from Germanic 'blank', shining

Also means

blank

Usage Note

Bianco forms the masculine plural bianchi, inserting an 'h' to keep the hard 'k'. Beyond the colour it means 'blank', as in un foglio bianco ('a blank sheet'), and in bianco describes plain food cooked without sauce. The phrase notte in bianco means a sleepless night.

Examples

"Indossa una camicia bianca."

Natural Translation

He wears a white shirt.

Literal Translation

Wears a shirt white.

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